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Definitions for Meltdown
[1] the melting of a significant portion of a nuclear-reactor core due to inadequate cooling of the fuel elements, a condition that could lead to the escape of radiation.
[2] a quickly developing breakdown or collapse: a bond-market meltdown; the meltdown of a marriage.
[3] Informal . a sudden loss of control over one’s feelings or behavior: My toddler had a meltdown when I tried to leave the house.
[4] (in a nuclear reactor) the melting of the fuel rods as a result of a defect in the cooling system, with the possible escape of radiation into the environment
[5] informal a sudden disastrous failure with potential for widespread harm, as a stock-exchange crash
[6] informal the process or state of irreversible breakdown or decline the community is slowly going into meltdown
Words related to Meltdown
devastation, accident, crash, disaster, emergency, wreck, fiasco, mishap, trouble, failure, calamity, debacle, cataclysm, adversity, misery, tragedy, casualty, hardship, difficulty, crunch
Words nearby Meltdown
melrose abbey, melrose park, melt, melt in one's mouth, meltage, meltdown, meltemi, melter, melting point, melting pot, melton
Origin of Meltdown
First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of verb phrase melt down
Synonyms for Meltdown
accident, adversity, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, crash, debacle, devastation, disaster, emergency, failure, fiasco, hardship, misery, mishap, tragedy, trouble, wreck, affliction, alluvion, blow, contretemps, culmination, curtains, denouement, desolation, end, fatality, finale, grief, havoc, ill, infliction, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, reverse, scourge, stroke, termination, trial, upshot, waterloo, bad luck, bad news, the worst