The meaning of Meltdown

noun

A disastrous collapse or breakdown.

Usage examples:

The global financial system suffered a major meltdown

noun

An accident in a nuclear reactor in which the fuel overheats and melts the reactor core or shielding.

Usage examples:

I was 21 years old and it was three days after the partial meltdown of the reactor core.

noun

A dangerous accident in which the fuel melts in a nuclear reactor (= device that produces energy)

noun

A situation in which an industry, economy, etc. is badly affected by a lot of problems within a short period of time

Usage examples:

Analysts were watching for signs of a meltdown following problems at three of wall street's major i…