failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"

bomb, dud, turkey - an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"

sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art

revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking

piss-up - vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking

fall apart, wear out, bust, wear, break - go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

break down - cause to fall or collapse

ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

bust up, wrack, wreck - smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car"

attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

lacerate - cut or tear irregularly

rend, rip, rive, pull - tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

rip up, shred, tear up - tear into shreds

delapidate, decay, crumble - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"

fray, frazzle - wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve"

bust, break - ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"

shatter - break into many pieces; "The wine glass shattered"

come apart, break, split up, fall apart, separate - become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"

poor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"