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mayhem collapse: the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person

bankruptcy collapse: a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent; inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"; a state of complete lack of some abstract property; "spiritual bankruptcy"; "moral bankruptcy"; "intellectual bankruptcy"

criticize collapse: act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"

assail collapse: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

mistreat collapse: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

inroad collapse: an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the United States market"; an invasion or hostile attack

slate collapse: (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate; a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices; a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers; thin layers of rock used for roofing; designate or schedule; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor"; cover with slate; "slate the roof"; enter on a list or slate for an election; "He was slated for borough president"

weakening collapse: the act of reducing the strength of something; becoming weaker; moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

breakage collapse: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"; reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use; the quantity broken; "the total breakage was huge"

loss collapse: the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"; the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"; the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"; the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"; something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"; gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"

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"

sabotage collapse: a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged; destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

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

crucify collapse: kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"

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

scarify collapse: puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"; break up; "scarify soil"; scratch the surface of; "scarify seeds"

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

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