CRACK-UP Synonyms
2 hypernyms for crack-up. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for CRACK-UP
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| breakdown | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue • a mental or physical breakdown • (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action • a cessation of normal operation • an analysis into mutually exclusive categories • (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance | ||||||
| calamity | noun n | |||||
noun • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | ||||||
| catastrophe | noun n | |||||
noun • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune • a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune • a sudden violent change in the earth's surface | ||||||
| collapse | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion • a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in • the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink • a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) verb • break down, literally or metaphorically • collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack • fold or close up • fall apart • cause to burst • suffer a nervous breakdown • lose significance, effectiveness, or value | ||||||
| crash | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a loud resonant repeating noise • a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles) • a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) • the act of colliding with something • (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative verb • fall or come down violently • move with, or as if with, a crashing noise • undergo damage or destruction on impact • move violently as through a barrier • break violently or noisily; smash • occupy, usually uninvited • make a sudden loud sound • enter uninvited; informal • cause to crash • hurl or thrust violently • undergo a sudden and severe downturn • stop operating • sleep in a convenient place | ||||||
| debacle | noun n | |||||
noun • a sudden and violent collapse • flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer • a sound defeat | ||||||
| devastation | noun n | |||||
noun • the state of being decayed or destroyed • the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed • an event that results in total destruction • plundering with excessive damage and destruction • the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | ||||||
| disaster | noun n | |||||
noun • a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune • an act that has disastrous consequences | ||||||
| disintegration | noun n | |||||
noun • in a decomposed state • a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system • separation into component parts • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation • total destruction | ||||||
| downfall | noun n | |||||
noun • failure that results in a loss of position or reputation • the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) • a sudden decline in strength or number or importance | ||||||
| failure | ||||||
noun • an act that fails • an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose • lack of success • a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently • an unexpected omission • inability to discharge all your debts as they come due • loss of ability to function normally | ||||||
| fiasco | noun n | |||||
noun • a sudden and violent collapse | ||||||
| meltdown | noun n | |||||
noun • severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping • a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown | ||||||
| mishap | noun n | |||||
noun • an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate • an instance of misfortune | ||||||
| ruination | noun n | |||||
noun • an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction • an event that results in destruction • failure that results in a loss of position or reputation • destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined | ||||||
| rupture | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • state of being torn or burst open • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) • the act of making a sudden noisy break verb • separate or cause to separate abruptly | ||||||
| shattering | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • the act of breaking something into small pieces adjective satellite • seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering | ||||||
| wreckage | noun n | |||||
noun • the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked | ||||||