implosion

noun

im·​plo·​sion im-ˈplō-zhən 

1

: the action of imploding

2

: the act or action of bringing to or as if to a center

also : integration

This implosion of cultures makes realistic for the first time the age-old vision of a world culture …

—Kenneth Keniston

3

: the inrush of air in forming a suction stop

implosive

im-ˈplō-siv 

-ziv

adjective or noun

Examples of implosion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The result was less an album than a public airing of heartbreak, with listeners positioned as witnesses to the band’s beautiful, messy implosion. —Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025

But this implosion has been festering for some time. —Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025

The trio has a surprisingly good theory about the implosion of the makeshift Astral Pulse; seems like Shroud never found the original, and someone has been outfitting low-level criminals with bootlegs that are going awry like Robert’s. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025

Might that not be the larger message of this sequence of online implosions? —James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

in- entry 2 + -plosion (as in explosion)

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Rhymes for implosion

• corrosion
• erosion
• explosion

Kids Definition

implosion

noun

im·​plo·​sion im-ˈplō-zhən 

: the action of imploding

implosive

-ˈplō-siv 

-ziv

adjective