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Synonyms for meltdown
ˈmɛltˌdaʊnmelt·down

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  1. meltdown, nuclear meltdownnoun

    severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping

    Synonyms:
    nuclear meltdown

  2. meltdownnoun

    a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown

    "there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933"

    Synonyms:
    nuclear meltdown

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  1. List of paraphrases for "meltdown":

    collapse, debacle, implosion, cataclysm, merger, breakup, breakdown, fusion, crisis, crash

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#4498crash
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#7052collapse
#7864breakdown
#8893merger
#29142breakup
#32885meltdown
#37117debacle
#54819implosion
#84068cataclysm

How to use meltdown in a sentence?

  1. Leon Cizelj:

    If somebody was able to cause the meltdown of the reactors,( gases) could escape in the atmosphere and the would travel with the wind until they are washed out of the atmosphere, with distance, dilution happens -- so very soon, the dilution becomes sufficient that the impact becomes not very serious for the environment and for people's health.

  2. John Beisner:

    I am afraid of another meltdown like The Big Short, berne is talking about a pretty aggressive plan and I would like to see what plan she has.

  3. James Acton:

    Under normal circumstances, the likelihood of a reactor losing power and of the emergency diesel generators being damaged and of not being repaired adequately quickly is very, very small, but in a war, all of these different failures that would have to happen for a reactor to become damaged and meltdown — the likelihood of all of those happening becomes much more likely than it does in peacetime.

  4. Eric Schiffer:

    Musk's meltdown will change Tesla's ability to raise capital when he needs it with a sector of investors, at this critical point, he needs to reinforce confidence, not raise a narrative of him as unstable and whose rational side is lost in space.

  5. Soner Cagaptay:

    Half of the country hates him... the other half adores him, and thinks he can do nothing wrong, the latter will therefore agree with him, if an economic meltdown happens, that this is driven by outsiders and the domestic opponents who want to undermine Erdogan.


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  • انصهار نوويArabic
  • roztavení reaktoruCzech
  • KernschmelzeGerman
  • τήξηGreek
  • escándalo, explosión, dilemma, fusión de núcleoSpanish
  • ذوب‌شدن سوخت هسته‌ایPersian
  • romahdusFinnish
  • fusion du cœur d'un réacteur nucléaireFrench
  • नाभिकीय गलावHindi
  • zónaolvadásHungarian
  • [[ռեակտորի]] [[միջուկի]] [[հալում]], մելտդաունArmenian
  • משברHebrew
  • メルトダウン, 炉心熔融Japanese
  • 노심 용해Korean
  • kernsmeltingDutch
  • stopienie rdzenia reaktora jądrowegoPolish
  • derretimento nuclear, catástrofePortuguese
  • [[разрушение]] [[активный, мелтдаун, встряска, [[разрушение]] [[из-за]] [[расплавление, расплавлениеRussian
  • härdsmältaSwedish
  • การล่มสลายThai
  • 崩潰Chinese

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