GOING OFF THE DEEP END Synonyms: 12 Similar Words

going off the deep end

phrase

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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That long-standing arrangement is now at risk of falling apart.

— Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of falling apart

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Conditionality works best when the United States remains engaged enough for its partners to care about losing it.

— Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
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

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