Definitions For Collapse

noun

  • The act of throwing yourself down
  • A natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
  • A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
  • An abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
  • A situation or occurrence in which something (such as a bridge, building, etc.) suddenly breaks apart and falls down
  • A situation or occurrence in which someone suddenly falls down or becomes unconscious because of being sick or exhausted
  • A situation or occurrence in which something (such as a system or organization) suddenly fails : a complete failure or breakdown

verb

  • Collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
  • Lose significance, effectiveness, or value
  • Suffer a nervous breakdown
  • Break down, literally or metaphorically
  • Cause to burst
  • Fall apart
  • Fold or close up
  • To break apart and fall down suddenly
  • To fall down or become unconscious because you are sick or exhausted
  • To completely relax the muscles of your body because you are very tired, upset, etc.

Is Collapses a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
17

The word Collapse is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Collapse in a Sentence

  • The roof collapsed under a heavy load of snow.
  • The chair he was sitting in collapsed.
  • He collapsed on stage during the performance and had to be rushed to the hospital.
  • The structure is in danger of collapse.
  • She was on the verge of collapse.
  • The country has endured civil war and economic collapse.

Synonyms for Collapse

Antonyms for Collapses

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