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In a derelict or dilapidated state

Damaged or shabby to the point of being no longer usable

Characterized by negative feelings or emotions

The process of degenerating or degrading in quality or health

A failure or malfunction, including technical, mechanical, or in personal relationships

Present participle for to break or come apart into (small) pieces

Present participle for to decompose or break down, especially biologically

Present participle for to become, or cause to become, mentally unstable, especially from stress or anxiety

Present participle for to alter in shape or succumb under physical pressure

Going pear-shaped

Present participle for to decline or deteriorate

Present participle for to feel great fear about something

Present participle for to fail or not succeed

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Adjective

In a derelict or dilapidated state

on your last legs

falling to pieces

on its last legs

gone to rack and ruin

in a state of disrepair

in bad condition

falling apart at the seams

coming apart at the seams

in poor condition

practically over

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“The house was falling apart and smelled like mildew, which is why the rent was cheap.”

Adjective

Damaged or shabby to the point of being no longer usable

falling to pieces

decrepit. in ruins

falling apart at the seams

having seen better days

on its last legs

the worse for wear

gone to rack and ruin

in a state of disrepair

in poor condition

seen better days

badly maintained

down-at-the-heels

poorly maintained

down at the heel

poverty-stricken

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Adjective

Characterized by negative feelings or emotions

discountenanced

hot under the collar

hot and bothered

throwing a wobbly

beside yourself

out of your mind

at the end of your tether

hot-and-bothered

hot under collar

on pins and needles

in a state of agitation

in a state of nerves

a bundle of nerves

like a cat on a hot tin roof

all of a dither

waiting for the axe to fall

all of a doodah

all of a lather

like a cat on hot bricks

bundle of nerves

all of a flutter

feeling anxious

waiting with bated breath

with bated breath

bricking oneself

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

anxiously waiting

nervously awaiting

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Noun

The process of degenerating or degrading in quality or health

falling to pieces

destabilisation^UK

destabilization^US

downward spiral

turn for the worse

worsening of someone's condition

fall from grace

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

decentralization^US

decentralisation^UK

loss of prosperity

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Noun

A failure or malfunction, including technical, mechanical, or in personal relationships

falling through

falling to pieces

lack of success

disorganization^US

disorganisation^UK

coming to nothing

nonaccomplishment

flash in the pan

fall from grace

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Verb

Present participle for to break or come apart into (small) pieces

falling to pieces

coming to pieces

falling to bits

going to pieces

going to rack and ruin

coming apart at the seams

falling apart at the seams

smashing to smithereens

breaking into fragments

smashing into smithereens

breaking to smithereens

breaking into tiny pieces

turning to dust

breaking into pieces

physically breaking

pulling to pieces

making mincemeat of

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“Whenever my shoes would fall apart, my father would simply re-stitch them by hand with regular sewing thread.”

Verb

Present participle for to decompose or break down, especially biologically

falling into decay

going to rack and ruin

falling to pieces

becoming rancid

becoming rotten

discolouring^UK

becoming gangrenous

becoming infected

becoming addled

becoming useless

becoming tainted

becoming contaminated

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“The wood of the shack's walls was beginning to fall apart and was covered in moss.”

Verb

Present participle for to become, or cause to become, mentally unstable, especially from stress or anxiety

having a breakdown

going off the deep end

blowing one's cool

going to pieces

coming apart at the seams

becoming insane

going off one's rocker

going out of your mind

going off your head

becoming demented

losing one's mind

losing one's marbles

going doolally tap

losing one's reason

becoming psychotic

going round the twist

bursting into tears

dissolving into tears

becoming deranged

blowing your mind

falling apart at the seams

“And the essence of trauma is that we cannot cope with the situation satisfactorily, we mentally fall apart, and we are doomed to repeat the experience.”

Verb

Present participle for to alter in shape or succumb under physical pressure

Verb

Going pear-shaped

going pear-shaped

self-destructing

Verb

Present participle for to decline or deteriorate

going to the dogs

going backwards

going to rack and ruin

hitting the skids

going down the toilet

going down the tubes

going to the pack

going from bad to worse

taking a turn for the worse

falling to pieces

becoming dilapidated

going to pieces

appearing in a poor light

falling into disrepair

becoming debilitated

falling apart at the seams

going into decline

falling into decay

taking a nosedive

going pear-shaped

running to seed

coming apart at seams

reaching depths

hitting rock bottom

coming apart at the seams

going down the tube

going into a tailspin

reaching a new low

falling steeply

falling from grace

leaving the straight and narrow

going down the primrose path

turning the clock back

making something worse

coming to nothing

coming to nought

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Verb

Present participle for to feel great fear about something

Verb

Present participle for to fail or not succeed

falling through

coming to grief

coming a cropper

going off course

coming apart at the seams

going up in smoke

falling to pieces

meeting with disaster

coming to nothing

biting the dust

coming to naught

missing the mark

going down like a lead balloon

going pear-shaped

lacking success

running aground

suffering defeat

turning out badly

coming to a halt

not coming up to scratch

going down the tube

ending in failure

ending in tears

meeting with failure

failing to happen

grinding to a halt

not making the grade

going to the wall

going on the rocks

going to pieces

falling by the wayside

coming to a bad end

coming to a sticky end

going down swinging

backing wrong horse

missing the boat

hitting the skids

having an adverse effect on

failing to work out

affecting badly

failing to go off

not going as planned

having unwelcome repercussions for

having an adverse effect

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