Meltdown

/mˈɛltda‍ʊn/

/ˈmɛɫtˌdaʊn/

Meltdown

a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown

the accident in which the core of a nuclear reactor fails to operate and the fuel melts the container releasing an alarming level of radiation

a sudden and considerable failure or decline

Examples

1. In NSA headquarters, the stories triggered a meltdown.

2. Elsewhere a problem child is having a meltdown.

3. What 'meltdown' actually means?

4. "Preventing financial meltdowns."