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at fault collapse: deserving blame; "admitted to being at fault"

gnaw collapse: bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker"

pet collapse: a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement; a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight); stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking; stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"

wrong impression collapse

rasp collapse: a coarse file with sharp pointed projections; uttering in an irritated tone; utter in a grating voice; scrape with a rasp

unfactual collapse

go astray collapse

raw deal collapse: unfair treatment

misinterpret collapse: interpret falsely

jinx collapse: foredoom to failure; "This project is jinxed!"

aggrieve collapse: infringe on the rights of

turned around collapse

manhandle collapse: handle roughly; "I was manhandled by the police"

misdeed collapse

felony collapse: a serious crime (such as murder or arson)

fly in the ointment collapse: an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something

tort collapse: (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

contort collapse: twist and press out of shape

wreak havoc collapse

knock about collapse

scathe collapse

misapply collapse: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"

sin collapse: an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will; violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin"; estrangement from god; the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet; (Akkadian) god of the moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna; commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law; commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"

misdemeanor collapse: a crime less serious than a felony

mishandle collapse

illogical collapse: lacking in correct logical relation

molest collapse: harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

infect collapse: contaminate with a disease or microorganism; communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold"; affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"; contaminate with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"

graze collapse: the act of grazing; a superficial abrasion; scrape gently; "graze the skin"; break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet"

peccadillo collapse

misconstruction collapse: an ungrammatical constituent

ablate collapse: remove an organ or bodily structure; wear away through erosion or vaporization

misquote collapse: quote incorrectly; "He had misquoted the politician"

raze collapse

abrade collapse: wear away

iniquity collapse: absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"

bewitch collapse

bruise collapse: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration; damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"; break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"; injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"

malfeasance collapse: wrongful conduct by a public official

persecute collapse: cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"

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