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fall apart

vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To disintegrate. 2 (context idiomatic English) To be emotionally in crisis.

WordNet
fall apart
  1. v. lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died" [syn: go to pieces]

  2. go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn: break, wear, wear out, bust]

  3. break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling" [syn: crumble]

  4. become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: break, separate, split up, come apart]

Usage examples of "fall apart".

She had the terrible feeling that was where everything was going to fall apart.

Terrified he would touch her and she would fall apart, she moved away.

The Nazi party did not fall apart and Hitler did not shoot himself.