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misdirection collapse: incorrect directions or instructions; an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge

Moloch collapse: any lizard of the genus Moloch; god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children; a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice; "the great Moloch of war"; "duty has become the Moloch of modern life"- Norman Douglas

mismanagement collapse: management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies"

foible collapse: the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip

beggary collapse: a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person); the state of being a beggar or mendicant; "they were reduced to mendicancy"

unattractive collapse: lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions"; lacking power to arouse interest; "being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect"; not appealing to the senses; "untempting food"

drought collapse: a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"; a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought"

debt collapse: an obligation to pay or do something; money or goods or services owed by one person to another; the state of owing something (especially money); "he is badly in debt"

missing link collapse: hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings

discourtesy collapse: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others; a manner that is rude and insulting

fall from grace collapse: revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior; "The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert"

incompleteness collapse: the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect; "the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research"; "the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable"

compendious collapse: briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"

infamy collapse: evil fame or public reputation; a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city"

misinterpretation collapse: putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"

exemption collapse: an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"; a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.); "additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent"; immunity from an obligation or duty

Baal collapse: any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god

deficit collapse: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"; an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"; (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing; a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning; "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits"

slip collapse: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning); a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.; a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air; a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip"; an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"; a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"; potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics; insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"; get worse; "My grades are slipping"; pass out of one's memory; move smoothly and easily; pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"

avarice collapse: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins); extreme greed for material wealth

lockout collapse: a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms

overall collapse: (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps); a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work; involving only main features; "the overall pattern of his life"; including everything; "the overall cost"; "the total amount owed"

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