What is the Latin word for collapse?

The usual Latin words for “collapse” are concidō, corruō, collābor; also lābor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“collapse” in Latin

concidōto fall down or together, tumble to the ground, collapse, break down, drop; to fall down lifeless in combat, to be slaug corruōto fall down, totter, collapse; (rare) to overthrow collāborto collapse, fall in lāborto slip, slide, glide; (of fluids) to flow gently; to fall, sink down; to slip, stumble

The English word collapse itself goes back to Latin lābor, through collāpsus.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

collapse

concidere: corruere: collabi: labi (figuratively, to waste away; e.g., of the cheeks, Sen., Hippolytus, 364). Collapsed cheeks, fluentes buccae; genae labentes (of a dying person. etc.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for collapse?: The usual Latin words for “collapse” are concidō, corruō, collābor; also lābor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.