overexpansion

bubble

Air-filled film sphere

• speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
• burstBreak apart suddenly
• crashSudden violent impact

correction · recession · collapse · downturn · debt · leverage · contagion · acquisition · mergers · diversification

inflation

Sustained price level increase

• hyperinflationExtreme rapid price escalation
• devaluationLowering of currency worth
• currencyMedium of exchange

depreciation · stagflation · cost-of-living · wages · overheating

empire

Domain under unified control

• imperialismExtending dominion over others
• colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
• annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction

conquest · overstretch · occupation · dominion · hegemony · overextension · frontier · borderlands · vassal · subjugation

overshoot

Go beyond intended point

• depletionReduction of supply
• exhaustionState of utter depletion
• collapseSudden structural failure

overconsumption · overfishing · deforestation · overharvesting · overgrazing · overpopulation · overexploitation

• Business Failuresbankruptcy, mismanagement, fraud, embezzlement, debt
• business risksmarket risk, competition, data breach, cyberattack, recession
• business failurebankruptcy court, insolvency, liquidation, closure, shutdown
• corporate crisesbankruptcy filing, scandal, lawsuit, layoffs, data breach
• fallen empiresRoman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Ottoman Empire, Soviet Union, British Empire