trainwreck
trainwreck is the alternative form of train wreck.
Meaning of train wreck
Noun
train wreck (plural train wrecks)
- A train crash.
- Synonyms:
- prairie meet, cornfield meet
- The wreckage resulting from a train crash.
- A disaster, especially one which is large, chaotic, and readily seen by public observers.
- There is a feeling in Washington that we are gathering at the side of the track to watch a gigantic economic train wreck one of these days.1986 September 1, Hugh Sidey, “The Presidency: Colliding with Realities”, in Time, archived from the original on 21 Dec 2008
- Synonyms:
- catastrophe, car crash, car wreck
- Someone who is unbalanced and considered a mess, a disaster, one who is suffering personal ruin.
- She may have been a train wreck, but she was a train wreck people still can't seem to get enough of. The sordid but fascinating story of her vicious, no-holds-barred battle with life is one of the most gripping, sex-soaked biographies in years.2007, Donna Hogan, “blurb”, in Train Wreck: The Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith, Phoenix Books Incorporated, →ISBN
Forms of trainwreck
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | trainwrecks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | trainwrecks |
| present participle | trainwrecking |
| past participle | trainwrecked |
| past | trainwrecked |
Phrases with trainwreck
Questions about trainwreck
- What is trainwreck the alternative form of?
- Trainwreck is the alternative form of train wreck.
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