comes apart
Loses its integrity
Comes apart describes something separating into pieces or components, whether by design or failure.
A puzzle comes apart for storage; a cheap toy comes apart in your hands.
Figuratively, a person who comes apart loses emotional composure, and a plan that comes apart fails or unravels.
Failure to operate properly
- disassembleSeparate into parts
- dismantleSeparate into parts
- componentsConstituent parts
- detachTo separate from
separate · unfasten · unbolt · uncouple · disconnect · disengage · strip down · deconstruct
Sudden structural failure
shatter · fracture · fragmentation · disintegrate · break · split · crack · give way
malfunction
Failure to operate properly
- disassembleSeparate into parts
- dismantleSeparate into parts
- componentsConstituent parts
detach · separate · unfasten · unbolt · uncouple · disconnect · disengage · strip down · deconstruct · remove
collapse
Sudden structural failure
rupture · shatter · fracture · fragmentation · disintegrate · break · split · crack · give way · buckle
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
crumble · lose it · snap · meltdown · overwhelmed · distress · composure · stability · cope · grief
decay
Gradual organic breakdown
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- decomposeBreak into simpler parts
- deteriorateGrow worse over time
corrode · wither · degrade · erode · wear · age · perish · fray · unravel · tatter
comes apartholds it together
Maintains stability or composure
keeps it together · keeps one's cool · holds steady · weathers the storm · copes
come, comes, came, coming, apart, part, parts, parted, parting