• Collapse, the action a collapsible or telescoping object does
• Collapse (medical)
  Collapse (medical)
  Collapse is a sudden and often unannounced loss of postural tone , often but not necessarily accompanied by loss of consciousness.If the episode was accompanied by a loss of consciousness, the term syncope is used. The main causes are cardiac , seizures or a psychological cause...
  
  
• Collapse (sports)
  Collapse (sports)
  In the context of sports a Collapse is where a team with a statistically insurmountable lead in a game, series or season standings puts on such a poor performance in the remainder of the event that they ultimately lose of fail to advance...
  
  
• Collapse (structural)
  • Cave-in
    Cave-in
    A cave-in is a collapse of a geologic formation, mine or structure which typically occurs during mining or tunneling. Geologic structures prone to cave-ins include alvar, tsingy and other limestone formations, but can also include lava tubes and a variety of other subsurface rock formations.In...
    
     is a kind of structural collapse
  • Collapse of the World Trade Center
    Collapse of the World Trade Center
    The twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11, 2001, as a result of al-Qaeda's September 11 attacks, in which terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners, flying one into the North Tower and another into the South Tower...
    
    , a 2001 event
• Collapse (topology)
  Collapse (topology)
  In topology, a branch of mathematics, collapse is a concept due to J. H. C. Whitehead.- Definition :Let K be a simplicial complex, and suppose that s is a simplex in K. We say that s has a free face t if t is a face of s and t has no other cofaces. We call a free pair...
  
  , a mathematical concept
• Wave function collapse, in physics
• Societal collapse
  Societal collapse
  Societal collapse broadly includes both quite abrupt societal failures typified by collapses , as well as more extended gradual declines of superpowers...
  
  
  • Dissolution of the Soviet Union
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union
    The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the disintegration of the federal political structures and central government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , resulting in the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union between March 11, 1990 and December 25, 1991...
    
    , the collapse of Soviet federalism

Film and literature

• Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, a book by Jared M. Diamond
• Collapse (film)
  Collapse (film)
  Collapse, directed by Chris Smith, is an American documentary film exploring the theories, writings and life story of controversial author Michael Ruppert...
  
   by Chris Smith
• Collapse (journal)
  Collapse (journal)
  Collapse is an independent, non-affiliated journal of philosophical research and development published in the United Kingdom by Urbanomic. It was founded in 2006 by Robin Mackay. It features speculative work in progress by contemporary philosophers, along with contributions from artists, scientists...
  
  , a journal of philosophical research and development published in the United Kingdom

Music

• Collapse (album)
  Collapse (album)
  Collapse is Across Five Aprils' second full-length album to be released on Indianola Records.-Track listing:All tracks by Across Five Aprils#"Tallahassee's for Hookers" #"Let's Whisper" #"I Will Stop the Rain"...
  
  , a 2006 album by the American metalcore band Across Five Aprils
• "Collapse", a song by Soul Coughing from their 1996 album Irresistible Bliss
  Irresistible Bliss
  Irresistible Bliss was Soul Coughing's second album, released in 1996 . The band initially planned for Tchad Blake, producer of their first album, Ruby Vroom, to produce the album, but the death of a family member in a car accident caused Blake to take a hiatus...
  
  
• "Collapse", a song by Sparta from their 2002 album Wiretap Scars
  Wiretap Scars
  Wiretap Scars is an album by Sparta, released on August 13, 2002 on DreamWorks Records and peaked at #71 on the Billboard 200. Only months separated this release from their debut EP Austere...
  
  
• "Collapse", a song by Imperative Reaction
  Imperative Reaction
  Imperative Reaction is an electro-industrial band founded in 1996 by Ted Phelps and David Andrecht from the remains of the band D.N.A.-History:...
  
   from their 2006 album As We Fall
• "Collapse", a song by Saosin from their 2006 album Saosin
  Saosin (album)
  -Use in popular media:* 2007 KROQ New ROQ – "Voices"* The Best of Taste of Chaos Two – "Follow and Feel"* ATV Offroad Fury Pro - "Sleepers"* Burnout Dominator - "Collapse"...
  
  
• Colapse
  Colapse
  Collapse is the first EP by Deas Vail. It was released on December 12, 2006 under the Brave New World record label.-Tracks:#This Place Is Painted Red #Anything You Say #Follow Sound...
  
  , a 2006 album by Deas Vail

Video games

• Collapse!, a 1999 series games created by GameHouse
• Collapse (2008 video game)
  Collapse (2008 video game)
  Collapse is an action game released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows. It was developed by Creoteam, a company based in Ukraine. The game is notable for combining Quick Time Events and sword battles similar to God of War series, third-person shooting, and a setting similar to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of...
  
  , an action game released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows
• Collapse, a fictional event in the computer game Dreamfall
• The Collapse (Deus Ex), a fictional event within the plot of the computer game Deus Ex and its sequel Deus Ex: Invisible War