crackup
Losing it completely
A crackup is a collision or crash, especially of vehicles: The crackup on the highway closed three lanes.
It also means a mental or emotional breakdown: She had a crackup after the divorce.
Informally, a crackup is something or someone hilarious: That comedian is a real crackup.
The verb phrase is crack up.
Destroyed vessel or vehicle
- smashupViolent vehicular collision
- fender-benderMinor vehicle collision
- pileupSequential vehicular collision
- crashSudden violent impact
rear-end · head-on · rollover · totaled · write-off · impact · demolition · bent
Vocal expression of amusement
- guffawBoisterous burst of mirth
- hilariousExtremely amusing
- side-splittingExtremely amusing, causing convulsions
- hystericalEmotionally out of control
slapstick · farce · buffoonery · mirth · roar · howl · wit · zinger
wreck
Destroyed vessel or vehicle
- smashupViolent vehicular collision
- fender-benderMinor vehicle collision
- pileupSequential vehicular collision
crash · rear-end · head-on · rollover · totaled · write-off · impact · demolition · bent · crumpled
laughter
Vocal expression of amusement
- guffawBoisterous burst of mirth
- hilariousExtremely amusing
- side-splittingExtremely amusing, causing convulsions
hysterical · slapstick · farce · buffoonery · mirth · roar · howl · wit · zinger · punchline
nervous
Uneasy and apprehensive
exhaustion · collapse · snap · overwhelm · meltdown · anxiety · strain · distress · unraveling · edge
crackupcomposure
Emotional self-control
stability · mental health · sanity · equilibrium · self-possession
crackupwholeness
Complete, undivided state
integrity · repair · intactness · soundness · restoration
crackupreunion
Gathering after separation
reconciliation · union · getting together · coming together · marriage
- crack upLaugh uncontrollably
- cracking upLaughing until helpless
- crack of dawnEarliest morning light
- crack openBreak to reveal contents
- cracked openPartially forced apart
- crack downEnforce rules more strictly
crack, cracked, cracker, crackle, cracking, crack-up, uncracked, crackups