See collapse in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To fall in:
buckle, cave in, crumple, give, go. Idiom: give way. See explosionTo suddenly lose all health or strength:
break (down), cave in, crack, drop, give out, succumb. (Informal) crack up. (Slang) conk out. Idiom: give way. See healthTo give way mentally and emotionally:
break (down), crack, snap. (Informal) crack up, fold. See explosionTo undergo sudden financial failure:
break, bust, crash, fail, go under. (Informal) fold. Idioms: go belly up, go bust, go on the rocks, go to the wall. See moneyTo undergo capture, defeat, or ruin:
fall, go down, go under, surrender, topple. See resist, win
noun
A sudden sharp decline in mental, emotional, or physical health:
breakdown. (Informal) crackup. See explosionAn abrupt disastrous failure:
breakdown, crash, debacle, smash, smashup, wreck. See moneyA disastrous overwhelming defeat or ruin:
downfall, fall, waterloo. See thrive
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