Definition of fall apart

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lose one''s emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died"

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go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

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break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"

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become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"

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

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break down change integrity crumble decay dilapidate disintegrate lose it snap

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break open break up burst bust crack crush fragment fragmentise fragmentize fray frazzle ladder puncture run smash snap split

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