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Kollaps

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See also: kollaps

German

Etymology

19th century, learned borrowing from Latin collāpsus.

Pronunciation

Noun

Kollaps m (strong, genitive Kollapses or Kollaps, plural Kollapse)

  1. synonym of Kreislaufzusammenbruch (syncope, circulatory collapse)
    Synonym: (medical parlance) Synkope
    Einer der Marathonläufer erlitt einen Kollaps und kam ins Krankenhaus.
    One of the marathon runners collapsed and was hospitalized.
  2. (figurative) collapse, breaking down of a system, function
    Synonym: Zusammenbruch
    Die vielen Anfragen führten zum zeitweiligen Kollaps der Webseite.
    The large number enquiries caused the website to break down temporarily.
  3. (rare) collapse of a building, structure
    Synonyms: Einsturz, Zusammenbruch

Declension

Further reading

  • Kollaps” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Kollaps” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Kollaps” in Duden online
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