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- [krak-uhp]
- /ˈkrækˌʌp/
- /krˈakʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krak-uhp]
- /ˈkrækˌʌp/
Definitions of crackup word
- noun crackup a cracking up 3
- noun crackup a crash, as of an airplane 3
- noun crackup a mental or physical breakdown; collapse 3
- noun crackup a crash; collision. 1
- noun crackup a breakdown in health, especially a mental breakdown. 1
- noun crackup collapse or disintegration: the crackup of an alliance. 1
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Origin of crackup
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; noun use of verb phrase crack up
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Parts of speech for Crackup
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crackup popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
crackup usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crackup
noun crackup
- disruption — forcible separation or division into parts.
- disintegration — the act or process of disintegrating.
- mishap — an unfortunate accident.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- neurosis — Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
adj crackup
- whimsical — given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
- humorous — Archaic. moist; wet.
- eccentric — deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- funny — funnies. comic strips. Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
- absurd — If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense.
adjective crackup
- farcical — pertaining to or of the nature of farce.
Antonyms for crackup
noun crackup
- mental health — psychological well-being and satisfactory adjustment to society and to the ordinary demands of life.
- marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
- introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
- reconciliation — an act of reconciling, as when former enemies agree to an amicable truce.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
adj crackup
- dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- tragic — characteristic or suggestive of tragedy: tragic solemnity.
- boring — Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
- standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- usual — habitual or customary: her usual skill.
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