meltdown

meltdown Definition

melt·down (-do̵un′)

noun

a situation in which a rapid rise in the power level of a nuclear reactor, as from a defect in the cooling system, results in the melting of the fuel rods and the release of dangerous radiation and may cause the core to sink into the earth
a decline or breakdown in a situation or condition

meltdown Usage Examples

Preposition: of

system: Central bankers will only resort to positive real rates when faced with meltdown of the international fiat currency system.

Converse of object

predict: And despite the doomsters predicting a market meltdown, he believes he can carry on making millions for years to come.
suffer: And over the only state with even by its suffer a complete meltdown.
face: Amicus general secretary Derek Simpson said, " British industry is facing meltdown due to inflated energy costs.
avoid: In these circumstances, avoiding complete meltdown was arguably an achievement in itself.
prevent: In fact, arguably the CP needed pro-party dissidents like Hobsbawm in 1957 to prevent total meltdown.
stop: To stop the meltdown we must slow global warming.

Adjective modifier

impending: Ben Davis's sprawling play, with its vision of impending global meltdown, is certainly ambitious.
Asian: The ' Asian meltdown ' hit global markets during the preparation of this feature, upping the stakes in the widening risk debate.
economic: Come economic meltdown I'd rather be the proud owner of 10 % baked beans than 10 % gold.
financial: With so much time on their hands, financial meltdown is a disaster waiting to happen.
nuclear: The biggest nuclear meltdown you've ever seen, that's what!
total: Everything about her - her voice, her persona, even her clothes seems to tremble permanently on the brink of total meltdown.

Modifies a noun

festival: In 1997, she curated the two-week Meltdown festival at Royal Festival Hall in London.
scenario: The discussion was interesting but the group found no immediate answer to Barry's ' meltdown scenario ' .
today: Is the financial world at greater risk of financial meltdown today?
fuse: A further advantage is that the system no longer needs conventional meltdown fuses.

Noun used with modifier

market: To the extent you succeed in doing so, you are deflating an economy already shrunk by the stock market meltdown.
price: The Cote d'Azur may be our closest sunshine destination but it hasn't escaped the summer price meltdown.. .
millenium: Buildings could go mad Buildings are prime targets for Millenium meltdown.

Browse dictionary entries near meltdown