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. • Calamity
   • Overheating

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1. List of paraphrases for "meltdown":

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

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1. Richard Branson:

   When Brexiters told the public that people were exaggerating there would be a financial meltdown I think it's been proven they were not exaggerating, i think one of the reasons why there should be a second referendum, particularly once the terms are known about what our entry into Europe is going to cost us, the public will then have all the facts.

2. Michael Sprung:

   It's pretty hard not to be concerned when you see what's happening with the usual culprits, between Europe and the meltdown in China, oil prices where they are and the fact that there's a possibility we could be in a technical recession in Canada.

3. Diana Choyleva:

   China's equity market is currently in the throes of a pledged-shares meltdown.

4. Steven Taylor:

   Fear of being the target of an angry meltdown becomes added to the list of things already feared and avoided.

5. Shinichi Niwa:

   The spread of the virus is wider than the government said, during the (Fukushima) disaster, the government said there was no meltdown. So they hid the truth at the time, and I'm afraid the same situation is happening with the coronavirus.