derrumbar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to demolish
2. (reflexive) to break down, to slump
3. (reflexive) to undermine

Concepts

pull down

break down

demolish

tear down

collapse

fall in

destroy

overthrow

hurl down

throw down

batter down

undermine

break

claw

rip

tear

come apart

fall

shatter

smash

knock down

overturn

pulverise

pulverize

quash

take down

depressed

feeling down

sink

Hyphenated as

de‧rrum‧bar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/derumˈbaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dērūpāre, from rūpēs (“cliff, rock”), with influence from romper (“to break”). Cognate with Portuguese derrubar (“to overthrow, to destroy, to knock down”) and with Spanish derrubio (“debris, deposit”).