on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
shape decomposition; gestaltzerfall
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
class disruption (e.g. due to discipline problems); classroom chaos
collapse of a bubble economy; economic bubble burst
inconsistently, horribly drawn animated film or cartoon; animated cartoon episode of lower picture quality than other episodes in the same series
crying one's eyes out; being on the verge of breaking into a flood of tears
collapse of the medical care system; medical care breakdown
economic collapse; economic meltdown
cytolysis; breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane
debris avalanche (of a volcano); collapse of volcanic edifice; sector collapse
animal hoarding; compulsive accumulation of pets
nuclear decay; nuclear disintegration; karyorrhexis (destructive fragmentation of a dying cell's nucleus)
decay chain; decay series