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v. break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

tumble, break down, crumble, crumple

v. fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

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Fuzzynyms (192)

harm, hurt, injury, trauma

n. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

destruction, demolition

n. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

crash, collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

seizure, attack

n. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"

annihilation, disintegration

n. total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"

fall, pin

n. when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

malfunction

n. a failure to function normally

depression, dent, indentation

n. the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions

force, strength, forcefulness

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

mess, messiness, muss, mussiness

n. a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"

clutter, jumble, smother, muddle, welter, mare's nest

n. a confused multitude of things

inadequacy, insufficiency, deficiency

n. lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

decline, decay

n. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

deterioration, worsening, decline in quality

n. process of changing to an inferior state

ebb, ebbing, wane

n. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

bankruptcy

n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

breakdown, crack-up

n. a mental or physical breakdown

roll, peal

n. a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

bang, blast, eruption, blowup, clap, loud noise

n. a sudden very loud noise

crash, clash, clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, jangle, clangouring

n. a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"

grumble, grumbling, rumble, rumbling

n. a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder"

thunderclap

n. a single sharp crash of thunder

reversal, reverse, setback, licking

n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

seizure, attack

n. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"

collapse, breakdown

n. a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in

annihilation, disintegration

n. total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"

fall, pin

n. when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

disaster, tragedy, calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm

n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

fall, downfall

n. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

destruction, demolition

n. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

ruin, ruination

n. an event that results in destruction

boom, roar, thunder

n. a deep prolonged loud noise

roar

n. the sound made by a lion

roll, paradiddle, drum roll

n. the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident

n. a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

crash, fall violently

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

tumble, topple

v. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

lower, bring down, get down, take down, let down

v. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

abort

v. terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"

finish, end, stop, halt, cease, run out, terminate, come to an end, close over

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

break, stop, break off, discontinue

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

fold, turn up, fold up

v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

conk, faint, swoon, pass out

v. pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

tumble, collapse, break down, crumble, crumple

v. fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

fall

v. pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"

deflate, turn flaccid

v. become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"

abort

v. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

queue, line up, queue up

v. form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store"

break, bust, cause to break

v. ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"

fall

break, fail, go, die, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way

v. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

collapse, cave in, founder, give way, fall in

fall, come down, go down, descend

v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

crunch, grind, bray, mash, comminute

v. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"

crush, break into pieces

v. break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"

crush, break down

v. make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"

grind, grate

v. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"

tumble, topple

v. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

conk, faint, swoon, pass out

v. pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

weather

v. change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut"

fall apart, crumble

v. break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"

Synonyms (4)

fall, come down, go down, descend

v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

Antonyms (0)

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