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allergic collapse: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen"; characterized by or caused by allergy; "an allergic reaction"

harebrained collapse: very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains"

emotional collapse: of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"; determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason; "it was an emotional judgment"; of or pertaining to emotion; "emotional health"; "an emotional crisis"

antic collapse: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement; ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"

timid collapse: people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"; showing fear and lack of confidence

afraid collapse: filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"; feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"; having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; "afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"

shivery collapse: cold enough to cause shivers; "felt all shivery"; "shivery weather"

inarticulate collapse: without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry"

sprightly collapse: full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a sprightly dance"

undependable collapse: liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization"

cowardly collapse: lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley

bashful collapse: disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful); self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound

shrinking collapse: the act of becoming less; process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"

tactful collapse: showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people; "by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone"; "a tactful way of correcting someone"; "the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill"; having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "she was tactful enough not to shatter his illusion"; "a tactful remark eased her embarrassment"

unreliable collapse: not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"; lacking a sense of responsibility

conscious collapse: knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts; "remained conscious during the operation"; "conscious of his faults"; "became conscious that he was being followed"; intentionally conceived; "a conscious effort to speak more slowly"; "a conscious policy"

animated collapse: having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"; made to appear to move as living creatures do; "an animated cartoon"; "animated puppets"

unpredictable collapse: unknown in advance; "an unpredictable (or indeterminable) future"; not capable of being foretold

sympathetic collapse: expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward; "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture"; (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play"; of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system; "sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation"

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