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Definition of Breakdown
1. Noun. The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue. "His warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
Generic synonyms: Disruption, Perturbation
Derivative terms: Break Down, Dislocate
2. Noun. A mental or physical breakdown.
Generic synonyms: Collapse, Prostration
Specialized synonyms: Nervous Breakdown
Derivative terms: Break Down, Break Down, Crack Up
3. Noun. A cessation of normal operation. "There was a power breakdown"
Generic synonyms: Failure
Specialized synonyms: Brake Failure, Engine Failure, Dud, Misfire, Outage, Power Failure, Power Outage, Fault
Derivative terms: Break Down
4. Noun. An analysis into mutually exclusive categories.
Generic synonyms: Analysis, Analytic Thinking
Specialized synonyms: Resolution, Resolving
Derivative terms: Break Down
Definition of Breakdown
1. n. The act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall.
Definition of Breakdown
1. Noun. A failure, particularly mechanical; something that has failed ¹
2. Noun. A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability ¹
3. Noun. Listing, division or categorization in great detail ¹
4. Noun. (chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements. ¹
5. Noun. A musical technique, by where the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, and can vary in heaviness depending on the genre ¹
6. Noun. (sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Breakdown
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Breakdown
Literary usage of Breakdown
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Scientific Monthly by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1921)
"Between the ages 25-70 there is a very striking difference in the two sexes in
respect of specific mortality from breakdown of the respiratory system. ..."
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