"come apart" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: comes apart [present, singular, third-person], coming apart [participle, present], came apart [past], come apart [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> apart}} come apart (third-person singular simple present comes apart, present participle coming apart, simple past came apart, past participle come apart)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, apart.
    Sense id: en-come_apart-en-verb-xLTQbsjX Categories (other): English phrasal verbs with particle (apart) Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (apart): 36 23 41
  2. (intransitive) to break, separate. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-come_apart-en-verb-pktGyZ2o Categories (other): English phrasal verbs with particle (apart) Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (apart): 36 23 41
  3. (intransitive) To have an emotional breakdown; to become emotionally dysfunctional; to have an intense emotional reaction. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-come_apart-en-verb-U7WBTOQV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (apart) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 33 55 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (apart): 36 23 41

Inflected forms

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