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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Then, one thing after another, everything started falling apart.

— Rashad Williams, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
About to turn 50, with a body falling apart and the feeling that his life is a fraud, his doctor forbids him from lifting more than three kilos due to a hernia.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

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