blowup

American  

[bloh-uhp] / ˈbloʊˌʌp /

noun

1. an explosion.

2. a violent argument, outburst of temper, or the like, especially one resulting in estrangement.

3. Also blow-up an enlargement of a photograph.

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Etymology

Origin of blowup

First recorded in 1800–10; noun use of verb phrase blow up

Example Sentences

That may have reached its limits with the blowup over Powell.

From The Wall Street Journal

After banks and lenders took losses this fall on companies allegedly committing fraud, the market has been anxious about the potential that more blowups could be hiding inside the private-credit world.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ahead of the August 2024 blowup, speculators were extremely short on the yen.

From MarketWatch

A blowup of the film found inside the coin arrived at the desk of Robert Lamphere, an FBI counterintelligence agent in Washington, D.C.

From Literature

A string of alleged frauds by corporate borrowers is spurring a reckoning across Wall Street, sending bankers and investors scrambling to prevent future blowups.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• flare-up
• outburst