Disband vs Collapse - What's the difference?
disband | collapse |
To break up or cause to cease to exist.
* Knolles
(obsolete) To loose the bands of; to set free.
(obsolete) To divorce.
* Milton
To fall down suddenly; to cave in
* Maunder
To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely
To fold compactly
(cricket) For several batsmen to get out in quick succession
To cause something to collapse.
To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint
The act of collapsing
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As verbs the difference between disband and collapse
is that disband is to break up or cause to cease to exist while collapse is to fall down suddenly; to cave in.As a noun collapse is
the act of collapsing.disband
English
Verb
(en verb)- The president wanted to disband the scandal-plagued agency.
- They disbanded themselves and returned, every man to his own dwelling.
- And therefore she ought to be disbanded .
References
collapse
English
(wikipedia collapse)Verb
(collaps)- A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it.
- Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse .
- Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving.
- The exhausted singer collapsed onstage and had to be taken to the hospital.
Derived terms
* collapsibleNoun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=The top six are assured of continental competition and after making a statement of intent against Stoke, it would take a dramatic collapse for Newcastle to surrender their place.}}