(~s)
1.
The ~ of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
...the ~ of talks between the US and EU officials.
...the irretrievable ~ of a marriage...
= collapse
N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N of/in n
2.
If you have a ~, you become very depressed, so that you are unable to cope with your life.
My personal life was terrible. My mother had died, and a couple of years later I had a ~...
N-COUNT: usu sing, oft adj N
see also nervous ~
3.
If a car or a piece of machinery has a ~, it stops working.
Her old car was unreliable, so the trip was plagued by ~s...
N-COUNT
4.
A ~ of something is a list of its separate parts.
The organisers were given a ~ of the costs.
= analysis
N-COUNT: usu N of n