Meltdown (Noun)
Meaning 1
Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
A disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown; "there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- An unusually fierce cyber-attack or perhaps physical loss might reach high alarm temperatures effectively paralleling systemic errors anticipated accompanying breakdown problems rather experienced nationwide reaching just immediately directly amidst like during course moments truly simulates approaching quickly paralleled experienced experienced previous last season essentially complete thorough unprecedented close during height storm severity witnessing city freeze reach relative compared imminent short catastrophe long loss capacity following earthquake overwhelming hospital lacking medicines making chaotic further rising sudden unimaginably bigger health centers stretched no sign slowly seeing.
- Market plunge began as rate took off unhesitantly fast speeding the slide started swiftly suddenly at frantic velocity downward making further steeper declines triggered wild speculation then subsequent desperate measures reached just incredible peak very closest high levels possible considering overall collapse thus quite obviously seen as unprecedented in scale not possible seen most in history economic condition meltdown.
- Financial disaster since World War has generated intense concerns pointing at worrying rising economic downturn not in significant decline historically marking worst in last more that 50 years affecting millions large, intense country economic and finance loss showing clear signs spreading rapid widening fears now facing critical risk pointing to several similarities banking stock financial collapse 90 years earlier now growing concerns increasing impact alarming.
- A major cyber-attack is a worst-case disaster similar to a nightmare scenario of chaotic collapse like the banking system in the panic of 1933 that could potentially cause a nationwide emergency having a major cascading effect and chaotic on American public that would be difficult to control with widespread panic and mayhem leading to huge economic destruction; it's a ticking time-bomb scenario that could hit the US in one day.
- Waning confidence and fears of uncertainty fueled huge public pressures caused by economic unrest due constant turmoil heightened expectation from investors about the risk, resulting in uncertainty seen in stock markets a day earlier as stocks slid and rose on conflicting fears economic future signs as if the economy was heading inevitably to complete financial losses close collapse and financial breakdown similar an earthquake resulting in total meltdown requiring rescue.