melts down

present tense third-person singular of melt down
as in cracks
to yield to mental or emotional stress rather than melt down, the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game

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“Melts down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melts%20down. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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