collapse
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- noun
- /kəˈlæps/
- The chair frame showed no signs of collapse or fatigue despite the repeated testing.
- economic collapse
- price collapse
- oil price collapse
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- So if we're witnessing A nutrient collapse, what's causing it?
- So there's been a huge collapse in social trust as well.
- So let's start with the effects of the collapse of communism.
- I also remember from childhood the surprise collapse of the Soviet Union.
- OK, so now what's with the supposed collapse of the Gulf Stream?
- At the moment, I'm very worried about the absolute collapse of our institutions.
- I gave it a very hard thought nights before the collapse and I knew it would happen.
- I mean, I think everybody knows how the collapse of, you know, happened.
- But we were on the brink of collapse of some of our infrastructure.
- The issue is that this collapse isn't local.
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With the collapse of the East block, government authority also collapsed.
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The unexpected collapse of the old bridge left many commuters stranded.
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Some of the results of the collapse of the oil price are political as well as economic.
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I also remember from childhood the surprise collapse of the Soviet Union.
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So there's been a huge collapse in social trust as well.
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But we were on the brink of collapse of some of our infrastructure.
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What scares you more, the collapse of liberal values or AI?
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Plants and plankton rapidly died, causing the collapse of food webs worldwide.
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Her sudden collapse during the marathon shocked everyone at the event.
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After years of financial struggle, the company announced its collapse last week.
Synonyms
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1.0
A sudden event that causes great damage, loss, or failure
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2.5
A sudden drop in amount, value, or importance
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5.8
A sudden total failure that causes serious damage to a system
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5.2
A sudden large fall in business activity or stock prices
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A failure in a system or relationship that stops it working properly
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8.5
A sudden complete failure that causes public embarrassment or big loss
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5.1
A sudden loss of power or status caused by a mistake
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A sudden inward collapse of a building or container from outside pressure
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A sudden collapse of the ground or a building into the space below
An unexpected failure of a machine that stops it working
Antonyms
Compounds
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A star or other space object falls inward because of its own gravity and becomes smaller and denser
How Severe
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Etymology
Collapse comes from the Latin collabi, which means 'to fall together' and is made of col- 'together' and labi 'to slip'. You can see the same root in the word lapse, which also means a 'slip'. So a collapse is a sudden fall or failure of a person, a building, or a system.