All crackup synonyms
crackΒ·up
C c noun crackup
- washout β a washing out of earth, gravel, etc., by water, as from an embankment or a roadway by heavy rain or by a flash flood.
- sideswipe β to strike with a sweeping stroke or blow along the side; strike a glancing blow obliquely.
- splashdown β the landing of a space vehicle in a body of water, especially the ocean.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- licking β a stroke of the tongue over something.
- trouncing β to beat severely; thrash.
- psychopathy β a mental disorder in which an individual manifests amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.
- abnormality β An abnormality in something, especially in a person's body or behaviour, is an unusual part or feature of it that may be worrying or dangerous.
- madness β the state of being mad; insanity.
- aberration β An aberration is an incident or way of behaving that is not typical.
- derangement β Derangement is the state of being mentally ill and unable to think or act in a controlled way.
- insanity β the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
- deviation β Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
- phobia β a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it.
- affliction β An affliction is something which causes physical or mental suffering.
- instability β the quality or state of being unstable; lack of stability or firmness.
- compulsion β A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control.
- obsession β the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
- hysteria β an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
- maladjustment β bad or unsatisfactory adjustment.
- burst β If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
- slam β the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal. Compare grand slam (def 1), little slam.
- breakup β The breakup of a marriage, relationship, or association is the act of it finishing or coming to an end because the people involved decide that it is not working successfully.
- sock β a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
- boom β If there is a boom in the economy, there is an increase in economic activity, for example in the amount of things that are being bought and sold.
- crack β If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
- wham β a loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact: the wham of a pile driver.
- whack β to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
- bang β If something bangs, it makes a sudden loud noise, once or several times.
- wallop β to beat soundly; thrash.
- blast β A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
- bash β A bash is a party or celebration, especially a large one held by an official organization or attended by famous people.
- welt β a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
- clap β When you clap, you hit your hands together to show appreciation or attract attention.
- shattering β to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- smash-up β the act or an instance of smashing or shattering.
- roaring β a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.
- snorting β (of animals) to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound: The spirited horse snorted and shied at the train.
- crowing β the sound made by a cock, particularly in the early morning
- neurosis β 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.
- neurasthenia β Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion.
- rift β an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- breaking β (in Old English, Old Norse, etc) the change of a vowel into a diphthong
- dispersal β The action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area.
- splitting β that has undergone splitting; parted lengthwise; cleft.
- cave-in β a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.
- conk out β If something such as a machine or a vehicle conks out, it stops working or breaks down.
- collapse β If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.