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crackup
[
krak
-uhp
]
crack·up
/
ˈkrækˌʌp
/
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[
krak
-uhp
]
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noun
1.
a crash; collision.
2.
a breakdown in health, especially a mental breakdown.
3.
collapse or disintegration:
the crackup of an alliance.
Origin:
1850–55;
noun use of verb phrase
crack up
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