implosion
noun
Simple meaning
A catastrophic failure.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪmpˈloʊʒən
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Definition
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noun
A catastrophic failure; a sudden failure or collapse of an organization or system.
The action of imploding.
The act or action of bringing to or as if to a center.
Violent compression.
The inrush of air in forming a suction stop.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Rare
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This meaning: A catastrophic failure; a sudden failure or collapse of an organization or system.
Used this way, implosion is a reasonably familiar word with a faintly unfavourable edge. It comes across as direct, sometimes bluntly so.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Sudden and forceful
- Usage feel
- Blunt and forceful
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