All cavein synonyms
cave-in
C c noun cavein
- crash β A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- catastrophe β A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- failure β an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- disruption β forcible separation or division into parts.
- debacle β A debacle is an event or attempt that is a complete failure.
- destruction β Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- disintegration β the act or process of disintegrating.
- bankruptcy β Bankruptcy is the state of being bankrupt.
- blow β When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- devastation β Devastation is severe and widespread destruction or damage.
- harm β a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- illness β unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
- hardship β a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship.
- bruise β A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
- wound β the act of winding.
- corruption β Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
- disturbance β the act of disturbing.
- suffering β the state of a person or thing that suffers.
- accident β An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
- deterioration β the act or process of deteriorating.
- contamination β the act or process of contaminating or the state of being contaminated
- impairment β the state of being diminished, weakened, or damaged, especially mentally or physically: cognitive impairment in older adults.
- casualty β A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident.
- pollution β the act of polluting or the state of being polluted.
- slide β to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
- plunge β to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- ruination β the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined.
- smash β to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
- faint β lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- subsidence β to sink to a low or lower level.
- wreck β any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- flop β to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
- cataclysm β A cataclysm is an event that causes great change or harm.
- prostration β the act of prostrating.
- undoing β the reversing of what has been done; annulling.
- disorganization β a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
- ruining β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- knockout β Informal. a person or thing overwhelmingly attractive, appealing, or successful.
- mishap β an unfortunate accident.
- adulteration β an adulterating or being adulterated
- stroke β a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.
- affliction β An affliction is something which causes physical or mental suffering.
- wrecking β any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- ravage β to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
- outrage β an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- mischief β conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance.
- infliction β the act of inflicting.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.