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tall collapse: a garment size for a tall person; great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"

absurd collapse: a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus; inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman; incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

irreversible collapse: incapable of being reversed; "irreversible momentum toward revolution"

confirmed collapse: having a habit of long standing; "a chronic smoker"; of persons; not subject to change; "a confirmed bachelor"; "a confirmed invalid"; having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation; "confirmed reservations"; "received confirmed reports of casualties"; "a confirmed Catholic"

dotage collapse: mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations

persuasion collapse: the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

doubtful collapse: fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"; open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney; unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions"

engraved collapse: cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations"

suspect collapse: someone who is under suspicion; imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"; hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

religion collapse: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"; an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"

judgment collapse: the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"; (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it; the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions; the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions; an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"

cult collapse: a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"; adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices

pride collapse: unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins); the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards; a feeling of self-respect and personal worth; satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements; "he takes pride in his son's success"; a group of lions; be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"

orthodoxy collapse: the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion); a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards

catechism collapse: an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers; a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views

notion collapse: (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"; a general inclusive concept; an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"

confidence collapse: a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences"; a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"; a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"; a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy"

faith collapse: loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"; complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"

fondness collapse: a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"

dubious collapse: not convinced; "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious"

ethos collapse: (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; "the Greek ethos"

self-deception collapse: a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it

chimera collapse: a grotesque product of the imagination; (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon

seated collapse: (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated"

located collapse: situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank"

teaching collapse: the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"; a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"

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