Word: Collapse
How to pronounce: kəˈlæps
Intransitive verb
Definitions:
1. (of a structure) fall down or in; give way.
Example sentences: "The roof collapsed on top of me"
2. (of a person) fall down and become unconscious, typically through illness or injury.
Example sentences: "He collapsed from loss of blood"
3. (of an institution or undertaking) fail suddenly and completely.
Example sentences: "In the face of such resolve his opposition finally collapsed"
4. Fold or be folded to fit into a small space.
Example sentences: "Some cots collapse down to fit into a bag"
Noun
Definitions:
1. An instance of a structure falling down or in.
Example sentences: "The collapse of a railroad bridge"
Synonyms:
dissolution
decay
wreck
wreckage
crash
derailment
great collapse
founder
fail
flunk
dilapidate
fall apart
falling
slump
flop
crumble
ruin
crumple
crash down
failure
breakdown
disruption
demise
disintegration
breakup
implosion
fall
drop
fall off
strike out
break up
disintegrate
break
come apart
shatter
meltdown
downfall
erode
crumbling
displace
roll up
fold
landslide
rockfall
landslip
destruction
the destruction
tumble
devastation
fiasco
debacle
defeat
burst
crack
deteriorate
decline
constrict
squeeze
compress
exhaustion
burnout
prostration
tiredness
contract
Antonyms:
success
Derivations:
collapsible
collapsable
collapsing
collapsed
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Collapse in Other Languages...
Spanish: Colapso
German: Zusammenbruch
French: Effondrement
Italian: Crollo
Turkish: çökme
