implosion
noun
im·plo·sion im-ˈplō-zhən 
1
: the action of imploding
2
: the act or action of bringing to or as if to a center
also : integration
this implosion of cultures makes realistic for the first time the age-old vision of a world culture 
Kenneth Keniston
Kenneth Keniston 3
: the inrush of air in forming a suction stop
implosive
im-ˈplō-siv
adjective or noun -ziv
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web And so China is on the verge of a demographic implosion. CBS News, 10 Aug. 2022 By the time of Gorbachev’s ascension, the USSR was well on its way toward implosion, both economic and military. Casey Michel, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2022 Ultimately, there was no need to keep up with the Nets, whose implosion has been well chronicled, including the first-round playoff sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2022 The company’s implosion was one of the most damaging episodes of this summer’s crypto crash, a moment of reckoning that exposed the industry’s risky practices and ruined thousands of investors. New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022 WeWork’s famous implosion might seem like a P.R. nightmare that would be impossible for an executive to recover from, spawning both a TV series and documentary that chronicled the office leasing company’s failure. Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2022 Walk Among Us wasn’t an arrival so much as a nuclear implosion. Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 Aug. 2022 The implosion resulted in 30,000 tons of concrete, which UA said will be hauled to a recycling center where it will be crushed and then used for future campus projects. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 4 July 2022 The cryptocurrency implosion currently under way followed rampant creation of new digital money, something that never ended well in the traditional world either. James Mackintosh, WSJ, 22 June 2022 See More
CBS News, 10 Aug. 2022 By the time of Gorbachev’s ascension, the USSR was well on its way toward implosion, both economic and military. Casey Michel, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2022 Ultimately, there was no need to keep up with the Nets, whose implosion has been well chronicled, including the first-round playoff sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2022 The company’s implosion was one of the most damaging episodes of this summer’s crypto crash, a moment of reckoning that exposed the industry’s risky practices and ruined thousands of investors. New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022 WeWork’s famous implosion might seem like a P.R. nightmare that would be impossible for an executive to recover from, spawning both a TV series and documentary that chronicled the office leasing company’s failure. Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2022 Walk Among Us wasn’t an arrival so much as a nuclear implosion. Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 Aug. 2022 The implosion resulted in 30,000 tons of concrete, which UA said will be hauled to a recycling center where it will be crushed and then used for future campus projects. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 4 July 2022 The cryptocurrency implosion currently under way followed rampant creation of new digital money, something that never ended well in the traditional world either. James Mackintosh, WSJ, 22 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
in- entry 2 + -plosion (as in explosion)
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined at sense 3