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deliberatelydone in a way that is intended or planned [= on purpose, intentionally]: He deliberately upset her. |
withholdpast tense and past participle withheld [transitive] to refuse to give someone something: |
excludeto not allow someone to take part in something or not allow them to enter a place, especially in a way that seems wrong or unfair [≠ include]: a mainstream exhibition that excluded women artists |
unjustifieddone without an acceptable reason: unjustified price increases |
humiliateto make someone feel ashamed or stupid, especially when other people are present [= embarrass]: Her boss humiliated her in front of all her colleagues. |
gossip[uncountable noun] information that is passed from one person to another about other people's behaviour and private lives, often including unkind or untrue remarks COLLOCATIONS |
unsolicited |
lift |
stuckthe past tense and past participle of stick something sticks, it becomes fixed in one position and is difficult to move: This door keeps sticking.
If you get stuck, you don't know how to continue |
squiggle[countable noun] a line with irregular curves: |