GOING OFF THE DEEP END Synonyms: 12 Similar Words

going off the deep end

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present participle of go off the deep end

as in falling apart

to yield to mental or emotional stress After months of pressure at work, he went off the deep end.

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Multiple news outlets then reported that the house was falling apart, even quoting anonymous neighbors who said wild animals were entering the property.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
By Thursday morning, the operation to vet visitors and get them base credentials was falling apart.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of falling apart

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While some Raiders fans are losing it, many others are simply accepting that is how things are these days for the team.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Sling it around your neck, across your body, or double it up as a wristlet to avoid dropping your phone or potentially losing it to theft.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2026

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