The phrase "a collapsed state" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a nation or region that has lost its political or social structure, often leading to chaos or instability.
Example: "The region has been suffering from the consequences of a collapsed state, with widespread violence and a lack of basic services."
Alternatives: "failed state" or "dysfunctional state".
The overthrow of Saddam's dictatorial regime had created a collapsed state and a security void, and the occupiers had worsened the situation by making critical mistakes: in May, the Coalition had demobilized Saddam's Army, which had turned legions of armed Iraqis into enemies of the occupation.
Central African Republic CARR is essentially a collapsed state.
The NIPAAM- co-AAm formulation is designed to have an LCST from 39 to 45 °C, so as to be in a swollen state under physiological temperatures, and transition to a collapsed state upon heating induced by NIR irradiation.
They were found to contract by about 20% in hydrodynamic radius when the solution pH was changed from 7.0 to 11.0, consistent with the known transition of pDMAEMA from a swollen to a collapsed state upon increasing pH through 8.0.
Magnesium biases the landscape toward a collapsed state (preorganization) by coordinating pseudoknot and 5′-P1 fluctuations.
"That there's not a collapsed state or anarchy is a significant achievement".
But amid the rubble of a collapsing state, I kept stumbling into something wonderful.
Although Mr. Kerry's remarks raised the specter of a collapsing state, he laid the blame entirely on Mr. Assad.
The reasons for the gun battle were unclear, but the large number of dead soldiers stoked fears of a collapsing state.
The body was a bit of a sham, even to some of its own members; no one really agreed on what it was supposed to do — provide a cover for the American occupation or help rule a collapsing state.
After both televised addresses vast throngs gleefully defied the curfew, freshly deployed soldiers ignored the revellers and the head of the army warned of a collapsing state, prompting rumours of an imminent coup.
