imploded

ɪmˈploʊ.dɪd

Definition

Definition of imploded - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

structuralcollapsed inward due to pressure or failure

The building was left imploded after the demolition.

collapsed

crumpled

organizationalsuddenly failed or collapsed internally

The company was an imploded mess after the scandal.

collapsed

failed

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Origin of imploded

Latin, implodere (to burst inward)

Examples of imploded in a sentence

The imploded roof caused the building to be condemned.
The imploded organization struggled to regain stability.
After the merger, the imploded department needed restructuring.

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French:effondré, ...
German:implodiert, ...
Italian:imploso, fallito, ...
Spanish:implosionado, ...
Portuguese:implodido, ...
Chinese:内爆的, 瓦解的, ...
Japanese:内側に崩壊した, 内部崩壊した, ...
Arabic:مُنْهار إلى الداخل, منهار داخليًا, ...
Hebrew:מוּתָךְ פְּנִימָה, מִתְמוֹטֵט, ...
Russian:обрушившийся внутрь, развалившийся, ...
Ukrainian:зруйнований, розвалений, ...
Hindi:धँसा हुआ, भीतर से ध्वस्त, ...
Bengali:ভেতরে ধসে যাওয়া, অভ্যন্তরীণভাবে ধসে পড়া, ...
Catalan:implosionat, ...
Czech:implodovaný, zkolabovaný, ...
Danish:imploderet, sammenbrudt, ...
Dutch:ingestort, ...
Greek:που έχει καταρρεύσει προς τα μέσα, διαλυμένος, ...
Hungarian:beomlott, összeomlott, ...
Khmer:បាក់ស្រុតចូលខាងក្នុង, ដួលរលំផ្ទៃក្នុង, ...
Korean:내부로 붕괴된, 내부적으로 무너진, ...
Persian:فروریخته, ازهم‌پاشیده, ...
Polish:zapadnięty, zrujnowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):implodido, ...
Romanian:prăbușit, distrus, ...
Swedish:imploderad, ...
Thai:ยุบตัว, พังทลายภายใน, ...
Turkish:içe çökmüş, içten çökmüş, ...
Vietnamese:sập vào trong, tan rã, ...

implode

ɪmˈpləʊd

Definition of implode - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

physical collapse

intr.

TECH.

collapse inward violently due to pressure

intr.

TECH.

The building imploded after the explosion.

cave in

collapse

crumple

array conversion

tr.

TECH.

convert an array to a string in programming

tr.

TECH.

The function implodes the array into a string.

concatenate

join

organization failure

intr.

end completely due to internal problems

intr.

The company imploded after the scandal.

collapse

disintegrate

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Origin of implode

Latin, in (into) + plodere (to clap)

Examples of implode in a sentence

The balloon imploded under the pressure.
The script uses implode to join array elements with commas.
In PHP, you can implode an array to create a single string.
The project imploded due to mismanagement.
Their friendship imploded after the argument.

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French:imploser, concaténer, ...
German:implodieren, umwandeln, ...
Italian:implodere, convertire, ...
Spanish:implosionar, convertir, ...
Portuguese:implodir, converter, ...
Chinese:向内坍塌, 数组转字符串, ...
Japanese:崩壊する, 変換する, ...
Arabic:اِنْهارَ إلى الدّاخِل, دَمَجَ, ...
Hebrew:לִקְרוֹס פְּנִימָה, לְצָרֵף, ...
Russian:взрываться внутрь, преобразовывать, ...
Ukrainian:вибухнути всередину, перетворювати, ...
Hindi:भीतर की ओर ध्वस्त होना, रूपांतरित करना, ...
Bengali:ভেতরের দিকে ধসে পড়া, রূপান্তর করা, ...
Catalan:implosionar, convertir, ...
Czech:implodovat, spojit, ...
Danish:implodere, konvertere til streng, ...
Dutch:imploderen, omzetten, ...
Greek:καταρρέω προς τα μέσα, συμβολοσειροποιώ, ...
Hungarian:befelé omlani, összefűzni, ...
Khmer:បាក់ស្រុតចូលខាងក្នុង, បម្លែងអារេទៅជាខ្សែអក្សរ, ...
Korean:내부로 붕괴되다, 변환하다, ...
Persian:فروریختن, تبدیل کرد, ...
Polish:implodować, przekształcić tablicę, ...
Portuguese (BR):implodir, transformar, ...
Romanian:a colapsa, a converti, ...
Swedish:implodera, kollapsa, ...
Thai:ยุบตัว, แปลงอาร์เรย์เป็นสตริง, ...
Turkish:patlamak, dönüştürmek, ...
Vietnamese:nổ sập vào trong, chuyển đổi, ...

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