flame-outs
Sudden combustion losses
Flame-outs is the plural of flame-out, a sudden failure or collapse.
The term comes from aviation, where a flame-out is the extinction of combustion in a jet engine, causing loss of power.
Figuratively, flame-outs are dramatic failures or burnouts: The company had several high-profile flame-outs among its executives.
Also spelled flameouts.
Loss of motor function
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
jet engine · altitude · restart · cockpit · pilot · emergency · aircraft · malfunction
Chronic occupational depletion
- implosionViolent collapse inward
- crashSudden violent impact
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
firing · scandal · disgrace · washout · collapse · fallen star · derailment · humiliation
New company's demise
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- collapseSudden structural failure
- bustFailure or sculpture
shuttered · liquidation · defunct · folded · dot-com crash · mismanagement · cash burn · unprofitable
Romantic relationship's termination
- falling apartGradually breaking into pieces
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- extinguishedMade to stop burning
- cooling offGradual temperature reduction
separation · parting · ghosting · broken engagement · divorce · estrangement · heartbreak · irreconcilable
engine failure
Loss of motor function
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
combustion · jet engine · altitude · restart · cockpit · pilot · emergency · aircraft · malfunction · aeronautical
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
resignation · firing · scandal · disgrace · washout · collapse · fallen star · derailment · humiliation · termination
startup failure
New company's demise
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- collapseSudden structural failure
bust · shuttered · liquidation · defunct · folded · dot-com crash · mismanagement · cash burn · unprofitable · closure
breakup
Romantic relationship's termination
- falling apartGradually breaking into pieces
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- extinguishedMade to stop burning
cooling off · separation · parting · ghosting · broken engagement · divorce · estrangement · heartbreak · irreconcilable · split up
flame-outsignitions
Engine activation mechanisms
start-ups · kindlings · combustions · sparks · flare-ups
flame-outsrising stars
Emerging promising talents
breakthroughs · success stories · phenoms · triumphs · comebacks
flame-outsrevivals
Returns to prominence
surges · activations · flare-ups · recharges · explosions