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transgress collapse: pass beyond (limits or boundaries); act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"; spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"

unproved collapse: not proved; "unproved allegations"; "unproved assumptions"

hex collapse: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"; cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

delusive collapse: inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes"

disadvantage collapse: the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position; put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"

frazzle collapse: a state of extreme exhaustion; "he was worn to a frazzle"; exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws"

inequitable collapse: not equitable or fair; "the inequitable division of wealth"; "inequitable taxation"

wound collapse: the act of inflicting a wound; a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat; a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); "he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"; "deep in her breast lives the silent wound"; "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it"--Robert Frost; any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision; put in a coil

unfavorably collapse: showing disapproval; in a disparaging way; "he reviewed the play unfavorably"

point up collapse: emphasize, especially by identification; "This novel points up the racial problems in England"

untrue collapse: not true to an obligation or trust; "is untrue to his highest opportunity and duty"-Bruno Laske; not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"

detraction collapse: the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander); "let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken"; a petty disparagement

erode collapse: remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"; become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"

abroad collapse: in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"; to or in a foreign country; "they had never travelled abroad"

threaten collapse: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"; to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"

scour collapse: a place that is scoured (especially by running water); rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"; examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive"

awry collapse: away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations"

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