meltdown
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Definition of meltdown
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melt down
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Synonyms for meltdown
Synonyms: Verb
break down, break up, crack, flip (out) [slang], freak (out), wig (out) [slang]
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Examples of meltdown in a Sentence
Noun
fears that an accident could cause meltdown a company experiencing financial meltdown After a long day at the beach, our toddler had a major meltdown in the car on the way home.Verb
apparently beset by personal problems, the actor proceeded to melt down before startled theatergoers
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The hue and cry for Baker to ride the T began early in his first term, after the epic MBTA meltdown in the winter of 2015. — BostonGlobe.com, "Arriving by train would be a way to mark it as a special occasion. “It’s a big deal for the T and a big deal for the Red Line,” Baker explained.," 10 Sep. 2019 This time, the Seminoles were on the wrong end of a Choke At Doak and perpetrated one of the most monumental meltdowns in FSU history. — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, "Ouch! Boise State quickly lights fire under FSU coach Willie Taggart’s hot seat | Commentary," 31 Aug. 2019 Addiction is a slippery condition, easy to overlook or deny unless a person is in full-blown meltdown. — Claudia Rowe, The Seattle Times, "‘Those were the darkest days’: How key budget cuts fueled Washington’s opioid crisis," 18 Aug. 2019 Americans began to fly in huge numbers as the U.S. economy improved from the financial meltdown in 2008 and 2009, and lower fuel prices helped keep airfares relatively inexpensive. — Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times, "More people are flying but TSA lines at LAX are shorter. How did this happen?," 17 Aug. 2019 The raw, concentrated intensity of the writing in these books, whether the landscape is a mind in meltdown or the havoc of the battlefield, has rarely been equalled in contemporary fiction. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, "Fiction: Inappropriate Attachments," 7 June 2019 Other accidents, such as the partial meltdown at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island in 1979, linger as terrifying examples of nuclear power's radioactive risks. — National Geographic, "What is nuclear energy and is it a viable resource?," 26 Mar. 2019 As a Hollywood divorce looked imminent, Twitter had a meltdown imagining the fate of its beloved teenage superhero. — Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY, "An Area 51 emergency?," 21 Aug. 2019 It gets hinted at, this allusion to Shiv having had a meltdown. — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, "In Season 2, Succession Is Sarah Snook's Show," 12 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'meltdown.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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