Appear
Appear verb - To come into view.
Breaking down is an antonym for appear.
Nearby Words: appearance, appearing
Breaking down
Both terms in one sentence
- Made worse by Ciel running off, then breaking down and weeping as the fragments of Ragnarok (and Zero) appear as shooting stars during the credits.
Source: Downer Ending / Video Games - Surprising moments of empathy appear, and shock her with the realization that her siblings might be right, and the spell is now breaking down.
Source: Lack of Empathy - A first season episode had an intern named Murdoch also appear to be the Ace, handling all of the problems that came his way without flinching, but breaking down at the end of the episode.
Source: The Ace
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