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潰れる

つぶれる

Common

Meanings

  1. to get dead drunk
  2. to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.); to cease functioning
  3. to be missed (of a chance); to be lost
  4. to be lost (of face, composure, etc.); to broken down (e.g. of one's courage); to be broken (of one's heart)
  5. to be taken up (of one's time); to be lost; to be wasted
  6. to be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.); to wear away; to become dull
  7. to go bankrupt; to go under; to fail; to collapse
  8. to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to collapse (e.g. of a project); to fall through; to blow up
  9. to be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be destroyed; to be broken; to collapse

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