meltdown

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meltdown

A nuclear reactor experiences a meltdown due to severe overheating.

Definition

Noun: 1. A severe and catastrophic failure or collapse: A situation where a system, organization, or person experiences a complete and disastrous breakdown, often with significant negative consequences. 2. A serious accident in a nuclear reactor: The overheating and melting of the reactor's core, potentially leading to the release of dangerous radiation.

Usage Examples
  • Noun (Systemic/Emotional Collapse):
    • The stock market crash caused a complete financial meltdown.
    • After the stressful meeting, she had a total emotional meltdown in her office.
  • Noun (Nuclear Accident):
    • Engineers worked desperately to prevent a meltdown at the power plant.
    • The documentary examined the causes of the Chernobyl meltdown.
Advanced Usage
  • "To have/experience a meltdown": To undergo a complete loss of emotional or operational control.
    • The toddler had a meltdown in the supermarket when he couldn't get a candy bar.
  • "On the brink/verge of a meltdown": Describing a situation that is very close to catastrophic failure.
    • The computer network was on the verge of a meltdown due to the cyberattack.
Variants and Related Words
  • Melt (verb): To change from a solid to a liquid state due to heat. (e.g., )
  • Meltdown is a compound noun formed from the verb phrase "to melt down."
Synonyms
  • Collapse: A sudden failure or breakdown.
  • Breakdown: A failure of a system or a loss of emotional control.
  • Catastrophe: A sudden and widespread disaster.
  • Disaster: An event causing great damage or distress.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Nuclear meltdown: Used both literally for reactor accidents and figuratively for any extreme, uncontrollable disaster.
    • Figurative: The project's launch was a total nuclear meltdown; everything went wrong.
  • To go into meltdown: To begin a process of catastrophic failure or extreme emotional upset.
    • The company's servers went into meltdown during the online sale.
meltdown

A nuclear reactor experiences a meltdown due to severe overheating.

Noun
  1. a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown
    • there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933
  2. severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping

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