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Misspelling

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Breakdown — synonyms, definition

1. breakdown (Noun)

20 synonyms

arrest attack cessation crack-up demolition desolation destruction devastation dislocation equipment failure illness paralysis partitioning relapse ruin seizure stalemate standstill suspension wreck

4 definitions

breakdown (Noun) — The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue. ex. "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"

breakdown (Noun) — A mental or physical breakdown.

breakdown (Noun) — A cessation of normal operation. ex. "there was a power breakdown"

breakdown (Noun) — An analysis into mutually exclusive categories.

7 types of

analysis analytic thinking collapse disruption failure perturbation prostration

11 types

brake failure dud engine failure fault misfire nervous breakdown outage power failure power outage resolution resolving

2. breakdown (Verb)

23 synonyms

analyse analyze break break up collapse conk out crap out crumble crumple crush decompose die dissect fail give out give way go go bad go phut lose it • • •

8 definitions

breakdown (Verb) — Make ineffective. ex. "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"

breakdown (Verb) — Make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features. ex. "break down today's financial market"

breakdown (Verb) — Lose control of one's emotions. ex. "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she broke down completely"

breakdown (Verb) — Stop operating or functioning. ex. "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"

breakdown (Verb) — Fall apart. ex. "Negotiations broke down"

breakdown (Verb) — Cause to fall or collapse.

breakdown (Verb) — (chemistry) separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts.

breakdown (Verb) — Fall or become unconscious due to fatigue, illness, or a sudden attack.

14 types of

act alter behave break bust change change integrity do get have modify separate suffer sustain

24 types

blow blow out botanise botanize burn out crack crash die digest dissociate dissolve drop like flies factor analyse factor analyze fall apart fall over fall to pieces go down go over go to pieces • • •

1 see also

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