collapsed in English

verb

1

(of a structure) fall down or in; give way.

the roof collapsed on top of me

synonyms: cave in, fall in, subside, fall down, give (way), crumple, buckle, sag, slump

2

(of a person) fall down and become unconscious, typically through illness or injury.

he collapsed from loss of blood

synonyms: faint, pass out, black out, lose consciousness, keel over, swoon, conk out

3

(of an institution or undertaking) fail suddenly and completely.

in the face of such resolve his opposition finally collapsed

synonyms: break down, fail, fall through, fold, founder, miscarry, come to grief, be unsuccessful, end, flop, fizzle out

4

fold or be folded to fit into a small space.

some cots collapse down to fit into a bag

verb

cave in, fall in, subside, fall down, give (way), crumple, buckle, sag, slump
faint, pass out, black out, lose consciousness, keel over, swoon, conk out
break down, go to pieces, lose control, be overcome, crumble, crack up
break down, fail, fall through, fold, founder, miscarry, come to grief, be unsuccessful, end, flop, fizzle out
break down
break down, tumble, crumple, crumble
give, founder, fall in, give way, break, cave in
crock up, crack up, break up, crack
burst

Use "collapsed" in a sentence

1. Leona's lungs collapsed.

2. His throat's collapsed.

3. " Mom collapsed from fatigue. "

4. Lennon recalled: "We collapsed.

5. 2 He collapsed with exhaustion.

6. He collapsed, groaning with pain.

7. Splenectomy, brain contusions, collapsed lung.

8. The bridge collapsed without warning.

9. Numerous houses collapsed in the Earthquake.

10. And the whole building collapsed anyway.

11. The wall collapsed under the strain.

12. 1 His health collapsed from undernourishment.

13. Soon, Communist regimes throughout Europe collapsed.

14. They collapsed gasping to the ground.

15. The government collapsed amid budget quarrels.

16. The project collapsed through financial mismanagement.

17. He collapsed into the nearest chair.

18. We both collapsed into helpless giggles.

19. The roof had collapsed long ago.

20. 6 She collapsed as if poleaxed.

21. The firm collapsed amid allegations of fraud.

22. He collapsed on the floor, mumbling incoherently.

23. The tall chimney tottered and then collapsed.

24. The bridge collapsed and 8 workers drowned.

25. The modern healthcare sector has totally collapsed.

26. Uncle Ted's chair collapsed under his weight.

27. The roof of the mine passage collapsed.

28. One girl died after her house collapsed.

29. The bridge collapsed into the swollen river.

30. Jack collapsed in agony on the floor.

31. Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake.

32. The Assyrian empire collapsed in 612 B.C.

33. He staggered and collapsed as if poleaxed.

34. With Chernobyl the foreign market collapsed overnight.

35. It collapsed instantaneously once we left Vietnam.

36. The Türgesh empire collapsed from internal strife.

37. All opposition to the plan has collapsed.

38. The central portion of the bridge collapsed.

39. That arrangement collapsed with the Soviet Union.

40. Six years later, the whole world economy collapsed.

41. Wild animals have collapsed from hunger and dehydration.

42. The clay feet broke and the statue collapsed.

43. 10 Uncle Ted's chair collapsed under his weight.

44. He collapsed in a heap on the floor.

45. The woman staggered and collapsed in a heap.

46. She collapsed on the floor in a heap.

47. 22 She collapsed suddenly from a heart attack.

48. 4 He collapsed on the floor, mumbling incoherently.

49. And her right lung is collapsed, burst spleen.

50. 19 Two of the horses collapsed with exhaustion.