implosion

About 0.28 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The inrush of air in forming a suction stop.
2. noun The action of imploding.
3. noun The act or action of bringing to or as if to a center.
4. noun Violent compression.
5. noun A catastrophic failure; a sudden failure or collapse of an organization or system.

Similar words

collapse disintegration breakdown break-up meltdown surge windblast impulse airblast irruption

Often followed by

of and is in therapy bomb that or device

Word family

implosions implosive implosives