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American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Severe overheating of a nuclear reactor core, resulting in melting of the core and escape of radiation.
  2. n. Informal A disastrous or rapidly developing situation likened to the melting of a nuclear reactor core: "After several corporate meltdowns, only two reporters remain in [the] bureauā€ ( David Fitzpatrick).
  3. n. Informal An emotional breakdown

Wiktionary

  1. n. Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.
  2. n. A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown; a crisis.
  3. n. figuratively A tantrum.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
  2. n. a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown

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