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Pyrrhic victory collapse: a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses

indecision collapse: doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost"

craps collapse: a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice; when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot the results is called `craps' or `snake eyes'

goffer collapse: an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats; an iron used to press pleats and ridges; a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)

dharma collapse: basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes;

randomness collapse: the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan; (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work; "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity"

fatal collapse: controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events"; bringing death

uncertainty collapse: being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"

variegate collapse: change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors

felicity collapse: pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)

sadly collapse: in an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild"; with sadness; in a sad manner; "`She died last night,' he said sadly"

accident collapse: anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause; a mishap; especially one causing injury or death

swallow collapse: the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"; small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations; a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"; believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"; keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"; take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"; utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech"; engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"; pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

hardship collapse: something that causes or entails suffering; "I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"- James Boswell; "the many hardships of frontier life"

unhappy collapse: experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"; causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth"

corrugation collapse: the act of shaping into parallel ridges and grooves; a ridge on a corrugated surface

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