krasch

Krasch is a Swedish loanword derived from the English word crash. It denotes a sudden, often disruptive failure, collision, or collapse, and is used in both everyday language and technical or formal contexts. The term has broad applicability across domains and can describe physical accidents as well as non-physical breakdowns.

In technology and computing, krasch describes an unexpected termination of a program or system. Common compounds include programkrasch and systemkrasch, which refer to software failures or operating-system crashes that interrupt normal operation. In everyday speech, people might refer to a “krasch” to indicate a malfunctioning device or software outage.

In transportation, krasch is used to describe accidents involving vehicles or aircraft. Phrases such as bilkrasch (car crash) and flygkrasch (airplane crash) are found in media and public discourse, though more formal terms like trafikolycka or flygolycka may also be used depending on the context and register.

In finance, a krasch denotes a rapid downward movement or collapse of markets, such as a börskrasch (stock market crash) or a broader ekonomisk krasch. The term captures abrupt, large-scale declines and is often used in journalism and analysis during market turmoil.

Usage notes: krasch is generally written lowercase and forms part of compound nouns in Swedish. It can function as a noun or, with appropriate inflection, as a verb in informal speech (to crash becomes krascha/kraschar in present tense, kraschar in past tense, etc.). While widely understood, more formal or precise terms may be preferred in technical reporting.

See also: crash (disambiguation) for related senses in other languages and contexts.