break apart

(verb) take apart into its constituent pieces. Synonyms: disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart.

(verb) break violently or noisily; smash;. Synonyms: crash, break up, break apart.

(verb) break up or separate. Synonyms: disunify, break apart. Examples: "The country is disunifying." "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989."