What is "fall apart"

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

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]