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narrowing collapse: the act of making something narrower; an instance of becoming narrow; a decrease in width

prohibition collapse: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"; a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"; a decree that prohibits something; refusal to approve or assent to; the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment

disobedience collapse: the failure to obey; the trait of being unwilling to obey

disappointment collapse: an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone; a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"

abnegation collapse: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others; the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"

nonobservance collapse: a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc.

elimination collapse: the murder of a competitor; the act of removing or getting rid of something; the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations; analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives; the bodily process of discharging waste matter

forbidden fruit collapse: originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)

unhappiness collapse: state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief

disapproval collapse: the act of disapproving or condemning; the expression of disapproval; a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing

variance collapse: an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation); "a zoning variance"; the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value

embargo collapse: a government order imposing a trade barrier; prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya"; ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"

displeasure collapse: the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something

renunciation collapse: the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.); an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned

nay collapse: a negative; "the nays have it"; not this merely but also; not only so but; "each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique"

despite collapse: contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite"

no collapse: a negative; "his no was loud and clear"; used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement; "no, you are wrong"; not in any degree or manner; not at all; "he is no better today"; referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present; "he was no heavier than a child"

jettison collapse: throw as from an airplane; throw away, of something encumbering

interdict collapse: a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity; an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district; destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication

boycott collapse: a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies; refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

contempt collapse: a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body; a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous; open disrespect for a person or thing; lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"

restriction collapse: the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"

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