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To cause damage to a ship or boat, causing to strand or capsize
“He raised a great tempest, which endangered to shipwreck the vessel in which Jonah was.”
(figurative) To fail, or cause to fail
“I have spoken of this anomaly before, and if it were re-introduced it would shipwreck the whole plan.”
To cause (a ship) to sink
To physically destroy
To comprehensively defeat
Plural for the act or state of destroying, particularly ships
“They describe the voyage, the problems with the ship and its navigation, that led to the shipwreck.”
Plural for an object, person or endeavor in a state of failure
“Sure, the original Dutchman Bryn Terfel had to withdraw because of a broken ankle but still, this should have been good. Instead, the performance was a shipwreck.”
Plural for one that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah
Plural for an unstable time or period, usually marked by intense difficulty or danger
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