# come apart

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, apart.
2. To break, separate.
3. To have an emotional breakdown; to become emotionally dysfunctional; to have an intense emotional reaction.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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