fall apart
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(verb) lose one's emotional or mental composure |
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Synonyms: go to pieces |
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Related Words: break down, lose it |
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(verb) break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling" |
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Synonyms: crumble |
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Related Words: disintegrate |
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(verb) pass into a solution; "disslove sugar in coffee" |
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Synonyms: dissolve |
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Related Words: disintegrate |
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(verb) become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" |
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Synonyms: break, come apart, separate, split up |
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Related Words: break open, break up, burst, bust, change integrity, crack, crush, fragment, fragmentize, ladder, puncture, run, snap, split |
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(verb) go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" |
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Synonyms: break, bust, wear, wear out |
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Related Words: crumble, decay, delapidate, fray, frazzle |
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