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Meltdown

Noun

Définitions

1.NounAn act or process of melting. Severe uncontrolled overheating and melting of the fuel in the core of a nuclear reactor, with the potential for radiation to escape; an instance of this.
2.NounSevere uncontrolled overheating and melting of the fuel in the core of a nuclear reactor, with the potential for radiation to escape; an instance of this.
3.NounA mass of melted material.
4.NounChiefly preceded by a descriptive word: uncontrolled disorder which often has disastrous consequences; a situation involving this; a crisis. Synonym of crash (“a sudden large decline in the value of money, stocks or other assets, etc., especially one that causes additional economic difficulties”). (Sudden) loss of control over one's behaviour, emotions, etc.; an instance of this.
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5.NounChiefly preceded by a descriptive word: uncontrolled disorder which often has disastrous consequences; a situation involving this; a crisis. Synonym of crash (“a sudden large decline in the value of money, stocks or other assets, etc., especially one that causes additional economic difficulties”).
6.NounSynonym of crash (“a sudden large decline in the value of money, stocks or other assets, etc., especially one that causes additional economic difficulties”).
7.Noun(Sudden) loss of control over one's behaviour, emotions, etc.; an instance of this.
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8.NounAn emotional outburst; a fit, a tantrum.
9.NounA response to sensory overload or stress, in which an autistic person is overwhelmed by intense, seemingly disproportionate emotions, behaving erratically and becoming unable to mask (“act more neurotypically”).
10.NounSynonym of nervous breakdown (“an attack of a psychological disorder such as anxiety or depression which is so severe that it prevents a person from continuing to function normally”); also , a situation where one is unable to function mentally due to panic, stress, etc.
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