verb
- to collapse inward violently
- to fail or break down completely and suddenly
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The submarine’s hull began to implode under the extreme water pressure.
- When the vacuum was created, the metal can imploded instantly.
- The company imploded after the scandal broke.
- His carefully constructed lies imploded when witnesses came forward.
- The old building imploded in a controlled demolition.
- The political campaign imploded due to internal conflicts.