fall apart

1. Lose one's emotional or mental composure (synset 201833068)
   "She fell apart when her only child died"
   is a type of: break down, lose it, snap - lose control of one's emotions
   same as: go to pieces
2. Go to pieces (synset 201372011)
   "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
   is a type of: crumble, decay, dilapidate - fall into decay or ruin
   subtypes: fray, frazzle - wear away by rubbing
   same as: break, bust, wear, wear out
   verb group: break, bust - ruin completely
3. Break or fall apart into fragments (synset 200398311)
   "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"
   is a type of: disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
   same as: crumble
4. Become separated into pieces or fragments (synset 200334996)
   "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
   is a type of: change integrity - change in physical make-up
   subtypes:

   • break open, burst, split - come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
   • puncture - be pierced or punctured
   • burst, bust - break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
   • smash - break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
   • ladder, run - come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
   • crack, snap - break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
   • break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize - break or cause to break into pieces
   • crush - become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
   same as: break, come apart, separate, split up
   verb group: break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments

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