Definitions
collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
Word origin
From Latin collāpsus (past participle of collābor).
Used in a sentence
“A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it.”
“Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse.”
“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.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Suddenly fall down”8 letters
02“Fall down”8 letters
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