Synonyms:
dislocation, breakdown
Meaning: the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
Usage examples
She was, in fact, perilously near a breakdown.
'I rather feared some such temporary breakdown as this, Danton.
I am a poor one to preach, I am afraid; but you know what that will mean--a worse breakdown still.