Development
Development noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.
Implosion is an antonym for development.
Implosion
Implosion noun - A sudden inward collapse.
Both words in one sentence
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In 1976, Tom Baker cowrote and attempted to produce a Doctor Who movie, Doctor Who Meets Scratchman, that got caught up in Development Hell due to the implosion of the British film industry in the 1970s recession.
Source: Development Hell
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