crackup

[krak-uhp]

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noun

a crash; collision.
a breakdown in health, especially a mental breakdown.
collapse or disintegration: the crackup of an alliance.

Origin of crackup

First recorded in 1850–55; noun use of verb phrase crack up

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Related Words for crackup

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