Definition of fall apart Fall apart

We found 6 definitions of fall apart from 2 different sources.

What does fall apart mean?

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Verb
fall apart - lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died"
		go to pieces
		lose it, break down, snap collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
fall apart - become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
		break, separate, split up, come apart
		change integrity change in physical make-up
		decompose, break down, break up separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
		break open, split, burst open with force; "He broke open the picnic basket"
		puncture be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"
		bust, burst come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"
		smash break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"
		ladder, run come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running"
		break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
		crack, snap break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
		fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up laugh unrestrainedly
		crush break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
fall apart - go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
		break, wear, wear out, bust
		dilapidate, crumble, decay bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
		wear off, wear away diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"
		whittle away, whittle down, wear away cut away in small pieces
		chip off, come off, break away, break off, chip break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
		break apart, crash, break up stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"
		fray, frazzle wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve"
		bust, break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
fall apart - break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"
		crumble
		disintegrate break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"