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collapse en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /klæps/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, also)
• (California, Southern) audio
• /kəˈlæps/ (South-Asia)
• /kəˈlɛps/ (New-Zealand)
• /kɵˈlæps/ (South-Asia)
• /kəˈlæps/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• audio Queensland

Etymology

From Latin collāpsus (past participle of collābor).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of collapsing.
   • However the collapse in demand for rail and air travel caused by the pandemic has had a knock-on effect for the project's funding. 2021 May 5, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Heathrow Western Rail Access scheme 'on hold'”, in RAIL, number 930, page 26:
   • She suffered a terrible collapse after slipping on the wet floor.
   • The top six are assured of continental competition and after making a statement of intent against Stoke, it would take a dramatic collapse for Newcastle to surrender their place. 2012 April 21, Jonathan Jurejko, “Newcastle 3-0 Stoke”, in BBC Sport:
   • in a state of nervous collapse
2. (countable, uncountable) Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset).
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of batting collapse.
   alt of batting collapse

Forms

Deriveds

paleocollapse · collapsium · collapsitarian · collapsogram · pedigree collapse · context collapse · Bronze Age collapse · postcollapse · vino collapso · Late Bronze Age collapse · fantasy collapse · collapsology · wavefunction collapse · precollapse · collapsar · batting collapse · model collapse · collapsin · colony collapse disorder · gravitational collapse · collapsism

Translations (75)

ru обва́л (act of collapsing) · nn kollaps (act of collapsing) · it funzione costante (one-valued function) · cs zhroucení (act of collapsing) · es desplome (act of collapsing) · cs krach (act of collapsing) · pl krach (act of collapsing) · es colapso (act of collapsing) · ru прова́л (act of collapsing) · sk kolaps (act of collapsing) · fi luhistuminen (act of collapsing) · sk krach (act of collapsing) · ru круше́ние (act of collapsing) · sk zrútenie (act of collapsing) · da kollaps (act of collapsing) · ro cădere (act of collapsing) · es derrumbamiento (act of collapsing) · hy անկում (act of collapsing) · it crollo (act of collapsing) · sl propad (act of collapsing) · el λιποθυμία (act of collapsing) · cs kolaps (act of collapsing) · he קְרִיסָה (act of collapsing) · nl ineenstorting (act of collapsing) · de Kollaps (act of collapsing) · fr collapse (act of collapsing) · mi tūrakitanga (act of collapsing) · mk колапс (act of collapsing) · fr effondrement (act of collapsing) · cmn 坍塌 (act of collapsing) · pt desmoronamento (act of collapsing) · ru крах (act of collapsing) · el κατάρρευση (act of collapsing) · ja 崩壊 (act of collapsing) · lt grūtis (act of collapsing) · ru колла́пс (act of collapsing) · be абва́л (act of collapsing) · fi romahdus (act of collapsing) · pt desabamento (act of collapsing) · de Zusammenbruch (act of collapsing) · ca col·lapse (act of collapsing) · la lābēs (act of collapsing) · hy փլուզում (act of collapsing) · qu thuñi (act of collapsing) · fi sortuminen (act of collapsing) · nb kollaps (act of collapsing) · bg ко́лапс (act of collapsing) · ka კოლაფსი (act of collapsing) · uk обва́л (act of collapsing) · uk крах (act of collapsing) · uk кола́пс (act of collapsing) · ro colaps (act of collapsing) · pl kolaps (act of collapsing) · la ruīna (act of collapsing) · be крах (act of collapsing) · nl instorten (act of collapsing) · he הִתְמוֹטְטוּת (act of collapsing) · gv cohuittym (act of collapsing) · ga cliseadh (act of collapsing) · tg фурӯпошӣ (act of collapsing) · be кала́пс (act of collapsing) · it collasso (act of collapsing) · cmn 崩潰 /崩溃 (act of collapsing) · pt colapso (act of collapsing) · sv kollaps (act of collapsing) · fi kollapsi (act of collapsing) · it collasso (one-valued function) · sl kolaps (act of collapsing) · pl zapaść (act of collapsing) · ar اِنْهِيَار (act of collapsing) · bg сру́тване (act of collapsing) · it tracollo (act of collapsing) · nl collaps (act of collapsing) · ko 붕괴 (act of collapsing) · fa-ira فُروپاشی (act of collapsing)

collapse en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /klæps/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, also)
• (California, Southern) audio
• /kəˈlæps/ (South-Asia)
• /kəˈlɛps/ (New-Zealand)
• /kɵˈlæps/ (South-Asia)
• /kəˈlæps/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• audio Queensland

Etymology

From Latin collāpsus (past participle of collābor).

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
   • A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it. 1843, Samuel Maunder, The Scientific and Literary Treasury:
   • The wall collapsed when it was hit by the wrecking ball.
2. (intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
   • However much we like to think of ourselves as something special in world history, in fact industrial societies are subject to the same principles that caused earlier societies to collapse. 1988, Joseph Tainter, “Summary and Implications”, in The Collapse of Complex Societies, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 216:
   • Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse.
3. (intransitive) To fold compactly.
4. (figuratively, transitive) To conflate, to ignore the distinctions between.
5. (transitive) In a hierarchical list (such as a directory tree or table of contents), to hide the subentries of (an entry).
6. (intransitive) To suffer a batting collapse.
   • Immediately after his wicket the team collapsed for 69.
7. (transitive) To cause something to collapse.
   • Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving.
   • Thomas added: "We presented our experiences of frantically trying to collapse a pram, surrounded by loads of grumpy commuters. 2023 August 9, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Family-friendly travel: new standard covers pushchairs”, in RAIL, number 989, page 26:
8. (intransitive) To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.
   • The exhausted singer collapsed on stage and had to be taken to the hospital.

Forms

Antonyms

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Deriveds

noncollapsed · uncollapse · collapsible · uncollapsed · semicollapsed · recollapse · noncollapsing · collapsable

Synonyms

slump · slump · telescope

Translations (202)

kn ಕುಸಿ (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · th พัง (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · bg сгъвам (to fold compactly) · mnc ᡠᠯᡝᠵᡝᠮᠪᡳ (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ca ensorrar-se (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · fi romahduttaa (to cause to collapse) · sv kollapsa (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ms runtuh (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · nl slopen (to cause to collapse) · km ទ្រោមចៃដន្យ (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · es colapsar (to cause to collapse) · vi sụp đổ (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · la prōlābor (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · mi whakakopa (to fold compactly) · ca ensorrar (to cause to collapse) · ckb ڕوخان (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · hu kollabál (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · hu bedől (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · de einstürzen (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · hu összecsuk (to cause to collapse) · km ស្រុត (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ja 潰える (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · he התמוטט (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · sq vithis (to cause to collapse) · cmn 倒坍 (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · el διπλώνω (to fold compactly) · mi hinga (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · hi गिरना (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · de zusammenlegen (to cause to collapse) · ro prăbuși (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · hu bezár (computing: to hide additional directory (folder) levels) · ca fer ensorrar-se (to cause to collapse) · fi taittaa kokoon (to fold compactly) · it crollare (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · hu összehajt (to cause to collapse) · fa فرو ربختن (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · fa رمبیدن (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · uk розвали́тися (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · hu beomlik (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ms rebah (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · he התמוטט (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · sv kollapsa (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · es derrumbarse (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · mi porowhā (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · nl instorten (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · it crollare (to fold compactly) · ru разру́шиться (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · el καταρρέω (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · fi lyyhistyä (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · es desplomarse (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · de zusammenfallen (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · km បះជើងច្រោង (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · ru сложи́ться (to fold compactly) · cs zhroutit se (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · la ruō (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · fi lyyhistyä (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · hu összeesik (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · ang hrēosan (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · it arrestarsi (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · gv tuitt (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · fi romahduttaa (to fold compactly) · bg припадам (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · es derrumbarse (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · ne खस्नु (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ca enfonsar-se (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ru оседа́ть (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · de kollabieren (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · az çökmək (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · vi đổ (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ca derruir-se (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · th พัง (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · hy խորտակվել (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · hu kudarcba fullad (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · pl runąć (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · tr çökmek (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ru обвали́ться (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · vi sập (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ca col·lapsar (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · uk вали́тися (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ru осе́сть (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · mi whakahoro (to cause to collapse) · uk зруйнува́тися (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · fi lysähtää (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · mi tūraki (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · hu elájul (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · de zusammenfalten (to cause to collapse) · eo kolapsi (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ar اِنْهَار (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · el σωριάζομαι (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · cmn 崩潰 /崩溃 (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · km បំភ្លូក (to cause to collapse) · ca col·lapsar-se (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · hu csődöt mond (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · ang hrēosan (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ja 崩壊する (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ru скла́дываться (to fold compactly) · uk руйнува́тися (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ca plegar (computing: to hide additional directory (folder) levels) · bg срутвам се (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · hu elrejt (computing: to hide additional directory (folder) levels) · ru сверну́ть (to cause to collapse) · pt colapsar (to cause to collapse) · pt desabar (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · de zusammenfallen lassen (to cause to collapse) · bg срутвам (to cause to collapse) · gv cohuitt (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ru свора́чиваться (to fold compactly) · cmn 崩落 (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · sv krascha (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · fi painua kokoon (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · pt colapsar-se (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · fi painaa kokoon (to fold compactly) · uk обвали́тися (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · fi sortua (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · el καταπίπτω (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · it collassare (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · it collassare (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · fi kaataa (to cause to collapse) · fr s'effondrer (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · ca plegar (to fold compactly) · mi tanuku (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · el καταρρέω (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · mi tūraki (to cause to collapse) · de ohnmächtig zusammensinken (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · hu összerogy (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · hu becsuk (computing: to hide additional directory (folder) levels) · he התקפל (to fold compactly) · ru скла́дывать (to cause to collapse) · km បាក់គ្រឹប (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · th ล้ม (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · ka ჩამონგრევა (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · hu can be folded) összecsukható (to fold compactly) · mi tukituki (to cause to collapse) · ro prăbuși (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ru обва́ливаться (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · hu összehajtható (to fold compactly) · es colapsar[se] (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · hy փուլ գալ (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · hu összetolható (to fold compactly) · ru сложи́ть (to cause to collapse) · jv ambruk (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · cmn 虛脫 /虚脱 (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · mr कोसळणे (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · de einsacken lassen (to cause to collapse) · az çökmək (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · fi romauttaa (to cause to collapse) · ne भत्कनु (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · it collassare (to fold compactly) · es desplomarse (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · nl instorten (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · cmn 收起 (computing: to hide additional directory (folder) levels) · he מוטט (to cause to collapse) · hu összeomlik (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · pl bachnąć (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · fi romahtaa (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · mr कोसळवणे (to cause to collapse) · uk розпада́тися (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · km ដួល (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · it bloccarsi (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · ne लड्नु (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · sq vithisje (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · el αποσυνθέτω (to cause to collapse) · uk розва́люватися (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · el σπάω (to cause to collapse) · he קרס (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · ru сверну́ться (to fold compactly) · fi luhistua (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · jv rubuh (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · az dağılmaq (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · de kollabieren (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · uk розпа́стися (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · hu összecsukódik (to fold compactly) · pt ruir (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · hu összetol (to cause to collapse) · qu thuñiy (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · mi whakatiango (computing: to hide additional directory (folder) levels) · hu összecsuk (computing: to hide additional directory (folder) levels) · de kollabieren (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · pt desmoronar (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · uk обва́люватися (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · fr s'effondrer (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · fi purkaa (to cause to collapse) · pt contrair (to fold compactly) · zdj upuha (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · es colapsar (to fold compactly) · de ohnmächtig niedersinken (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · ru свора́чивать (to cause to collapse) · fi romahtaa (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · de einfallen (to fold compactly) · he קיפל (computing: to hide additional directory (folder) levels) · ru разруша́ться (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · it accasciarsi (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · th ถล่ม (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · eo kolapsi (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · cs spadnout (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · el λύνω (to cause to collapse) · mi ngaeki (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · de zusammenbrechen (to cease to function due to a sudden breakdown) · ne भासिनु (to fall down suddenly; to cave in) · la decido (to pass out and fall to the floor or ground) · de zusammensinken lassen (to cause to collapse) · fi saada romahtamaan (to fold compactly)