Verboticism: Collapsiphany

'What do you mean, you're not coming?'

DEFINITION: n. The moment of awareness when you realize that have you made a huge mistake on a big project, and will have to start all over again, from the very beginning. v. To suddenly realize that you are going to fail.

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Collapsiphany

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /kəˌlæpˈsɪfəni/

Sentence: As the hard drive made a grinding noise and the faint but unmistakable smell of an electrical fire began emanating from the case, I suffered a collapsiphany.

Etymology: From collapse + epiphany

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