Collapse and Reduction

Collapse

Collapse noun - A complete depletion of energy or strength.

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Reduction and collapse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reduction" instead a noun "Collapse".

Reduction noun - Something that is or may be subtracted.

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Collapse and reduction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collapse" instead a noun "Reduction".

Nearby Words: reduce, reducing, reductive, reductionist

physical	physical collapse	physical reduction
instant	instant collapse	instant reduction
total	total collapse	total reduction
real	real collapse	real reduction
Other adjectives: massive, civil, major, general, temporary, further, rapid, said, recent, sudden, orbital.

The result is neglect of civil rights, excessive nuclear proliferation, complete economic collapse, reduction of civil liberties, and environmental damage.

Source: Deconstruction
Kim Newman and Brain Craig's Dark Future novels for Games Workshop greatly expanded on the base concept of a crapsack US of A, piling economic collapse on top of a reduction in the President's status from Most Powerful Man In The World to somewhere around 138th Most Powerful Man In The World.

Source: Fallen States of America

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