His frequent absences from home caused his marriage to unravel. I feel like my life is unraveling.

Stress caused by the loss of a loved one, financial problems, or job loss can cause people to unravel. Those who help the homeless see people whose lives have unraveled completely. In the waiting โ€ฆ

Something that's unraveled has been completely undone, whether it's a spool of thread, some knotty shoelaces, or your mental state after a long and frustrating day. You can also unravel a mystery by โ€ฆ

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If something such as a plan or system unravels, it breaks up or begins to fail. His government began to unravel because of a banking scandal. [VERB] My perfect life had unraveled in the past six months. โ€ฆ

Explanation of the difference between unraveling and unravelling with example usage of each in context.

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