collapse
Noun
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is a type of: illness, malady, sickness, unwellness - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organismsubtypes:
- breakdown, crack-up - a mental or physical breakdown
- shock - (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
- heat hyperpyrexia, heatstroke - collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat
- algidity - prostration characterized by cold and clammy skin and low blood pressure
same as: prostration -
subtypes:
- cave in, subsidence - the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
- debacle, fiasco - a sudden and violent collapse
- implosion - a sudden inward collapse
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is a type of: descent - the act of changing your location in a downward directionsame as: flop
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same as: crash
Verb
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is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original naturesubtypes:
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subtypes:
- drop like flies - rapidly collapse, die, or drop out in large numbers
- fall over, go over - fall forward and down
same as: break down -
subtypes:
- deflate - collapse by releasing contained air or gas
- concertina - collapse like a concertina
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is a type of: change integrity - change in physical make-up
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causes: break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way - break down, literally or metaphoricallysubtypes: pop - cause to burst with a loud, explosive soundsame as: burst
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is a type of: weaken - become weaker
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