· lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died"
Synonym(s): go_to_pieces
Hypernym(s): break_down, lose_it, snap
· go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
Synonym(s): break, wear, wear_out, bust
Hypernym(s): decay, crumble, dilapidate
· break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"
Synonym(s): crumble
Hypernym(s): disintegrate
· become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
Synonym(s): break, separate, split_up, come_apart
Hypernym(s): change_integrity