MELTDOWN

meltdown

(noun) a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown; “there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933”

meltdown, nuclear meltdown

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

meltdown (plural meltdowns)

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

A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown; a crisis.

(figuratively) A tantrum.

Synonyms

• (tantrum): see tantrum

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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