fall-apart

Verbs

  • (v) lose one's emotional or mental composure
    • She fell apart when her only child died
    go to pieces,
  • (v) go to pieces
    • The lawn mower finally broke
    • The gears wore out
    • The old chair finally fell apart completely
    wear out, bust, wear, break,
  • (v) break or fall apart into fragments
    • The cookies crumbled
    • The Sphinx is crumbling
    crumble,
  • (v) become separated into pieces or fragments
    • The figurine broke
    • The freshly baked loaf fell apart
    come apart, break, split up, separate,

Synonyms

go to pieces wear out bust wear break crumble come apart split up separate

See also

chip chip off break away break off come off break apart break up crash wear away wear off whittle away whittle down decompose break down

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