window breaking
Glass giving way
Window breaking is the act of shattering glass windows, whether accidental, criminal, or deliberate.
It appears in discussions of vandalism, burglary, and protest tactics.
The term also surfaces in economics through the broken window fallacy—the mistaken idea that destruction stimulates growth by creating repair work.
- shatterFragment violently, suddenly
- shattered glassFragmented transparent material
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- smashBreak violently apart
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