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short shrift collapse: brief and unsympathetic treatment; a brief and unsympathetic rejection; "they made short shrift of my request"

scouting collapse: exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous"

disgust collapse: strong feelings of dislike; cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"; fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me"

repulsion collapse: the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand; the force by which bodies repel one another

nonacceptance collapse: the act of refusing an offer; "the turndown was polite but very firm"

backlash collapse: an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"

resilience collapse: the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit; an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

boomerang collapse: a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower; return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang

keep off collapse: refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises"; refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"

kickback collapse: a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction

contemn collapse: look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"

sicken collapse: get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"; make sick or ill; "This kind of food sickens me"; upset and make nauseated; "The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold on the food sickened the diners"

upstage collapse: the rear part of the stage; of the back half of a stage; "she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience"; at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were directed to move upstage"; steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"; move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience; treat snobbishly, put in one's place

rebound collapse: the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot; a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death"

fend collapse: try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"

defiance collapse: a defiant act; intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude; a hostile challenge

frustration collapse: an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts; a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration"; the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

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