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fall apart

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fall apart, go to piecesverb

    lose one's emotional or mental composure

    "She fell apart when her only child died"

  2. break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apartverb

    go to pieces

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

  3. crumble, fall apartverb

    break or fall apart into fragments

    "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"

  4. break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apartverb

    become separated into pieces or fragments

    "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"

Wiktionary

  1. fall apartverb

    To break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state.

  2. fall apartverb

    To be emotionally in crisis.

ChatGPT

  1. fall apart

    To fall apart means to break down, disintegrate, or collapse, either physically or metaphorically. It can refer to an object breaking into pieces or a person losing control of their emotions or life. It may also relate to a plan, relationship, or system failing or ceasing to function effectively.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fall apart in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fall apart in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of fall apart in a Sentence

  1. Aleksandr Kogan:

    Steve Bannon.Christopher Wylie has proven once again that Steve Bannon.Christopher Wylie has a very active imagination without actual knowledge to back it up. As with Steve Bannon.Christopher Wylie claims about the usefulness of the data, Steve Bannon.Christopher Wylie claims here also quickly fall apart under any sensible scrutiny.

  2. Pyotr Fedotov:

    The rocket was here, it wiggled around, then some kind of rocket stage separated, and then, somewhere toward Lutuhyne, Torez, I saw the plane fall apart in the air. It was only later that we found out it was a Boeing.

  3. Stanley Ducharme:

    Some people can handle pressure and crises in their life and stay calm and loving, other people sort of fall apart—they get frustrated and upset and need to blame someone.

  4. Cara Lanz of MidwesternHomeLife.com:

    Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels have all the flavors of buffalo chicken wings — spicy sauce, chicken, celery and blue cheese — rolled up into a tortilla. So no messy fingers, the trick to achieving pinwheels that hold their shape and don't fall apart is to wrap the tortilla rolls in plastic wrap and refrigerate them for several hours before slicing.

  5. Maria Zakharova:

    The court's lack of desire to even hold public hearings to consider additional arguments about Bout's innocence with the participation of many defense witnesses reflects concerns that a case fabricated by U.S. special services would simply fall apart before everyone's eyes.


Translations for fall apart

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  • zusammenbrechen, auseinanderfallenGerman
  • tomber en morceauxFrench
  • התמוטט, התפרקHebrew
  • cadere a pezziItalian
  • 무너지다Korean
  • له‌ناوچوونKurdish
  • instorten, uiteenvallen, uit elkaar vallenDutch
  • развали́ться, разва́ливатьсяRussian

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