meltdown

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meltdown englannista suomeksi

1. sulaminen

2. romahdus

0. Substantiivi

1. sulaminen, reaktoriytimen sulaminen">reaktoriytimen sulaminen

2. romahdus

meltdown englanniksi

1. Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and potentially in radiation escaping. (C)

''Four years have passed since the meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, but the grim legacy of the Soviet catastrophe is still unfolding.'' https://web.archive.org/web/20041130094534/http://www.time.com/time/daily/chernobyl/chernobyl.index.html

2. A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown; a crisis.

3. {{quote-journal|en|year=2001|author=James Wickham|title=Perv Spoof Bosses Axe Wrestling|journal=The Daily Star

''Computer engineers were at a loss last night to explain why the Government had been hit by arguably the worst electronic meltdown in the history of Whitehall.'' https://web.archive.org/web/20041209011615/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=587262

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5. A tantrum or emotional outburst.

6. {{quote-text|en|year=2006|author=Ercille Christmas|title=Thoughts of a Proud American|page=285

7. An autistic response to stress or overload, in which the person is overwhelmed by intense, seemingly disproportionate emotions, behaving erratically and becoming unable to (l).

8. 2016, Laura, quoted in Wenn Lawson & Kirsty Dempster-Rivett, ''The Guide to Good Mental Health on the Autism Spectrum'', page 26:

Now if I am really anxious, I can take a moment to think about what is making me anxious and what to do about it; before I would just spiral into a meltdown really quickly, with no understanding of why.

9. {{quote-text|en|year=2019|author=Bill Nason|title=The Autism Discussion Page on Stress, Anxiety, Shutdowns and Meltdowns: Proactive Strategies for Minimizing Sensory, Social and Emotional Overload|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Autism_Discussion_Page_on_Stress_Anx/UvuXDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22meltdown%22+autistic&pg=PA171|page=171

10. {{quote-text|en|year=2022|author=Barb Cook; Yenn Purkiss|title=The Autism and Neurodiversity Self Advocacy Handbook: Developing the Skills to Determine Your Own Future|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Autism_and_Neurodiversity_Self_Advoc/b4BHEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22set+off+a+meltdown%22+autism&pg=PA33|page=33

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