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   breakdown

   /ˈbreɪkdaʊn/

   noun

   • 1. a mechanical failure: "breakdowns could totally disrupt production" Similar malfunctionfailureseizing upcrashinformal:conking out
   • 2. a failure of a relationship or system: "a breakdown in military discipline" Similar failurecollapsedisintegrationfounderingfalling throughinformal:fizzling out
   • ▪ a sudden collapse in someone's mental health: "Heather had a breakdown following the death of her sister" Similar nervous breakdown(mental) collapseinformal:crack-up
   • 3. the chemical or physical decomposition of something: "the breakdown of ammonia to nitrites"
   • ▪ an explanatory analysis, especially of statistics: "a detailed cost breakdown" Similar analysisclassificationcategorizationitemizationdissectionexaminationinvestigationrare:anatomizationfractionation

   Scrabble Points: 19

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   breakdown: [noun] the action or result of breaking down: such as. a failure to function. failure to progress or have effect : disintegration. a complete loss of physical, mental, or emotional vitality : a physical, mental, or nervous collapse. the process of decomposing.

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   BREAKDOWN definition: 1. a failure to work or be successful: 2. a division of something into smaller parts: 3. a…. Learn more.

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   BREAK DOWN definition: 1. If a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working: 2. If a system, relationship, or…. Learn more.

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   Breakdown definition: a breaking down, wearing out, or sudden loss of ability to function efficiently, as of a machine.. See examples of BREAKDOWN used in a sentence.

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   the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › breakdownBreakdown - definition of breakdown by The Free Dictionary

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   breakdown: See: debacle , decentralization , defeat , diagnosis , disassociation , disaster , disease , erosion , failure , miscarriage , prostration

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   The only ground for divorce is the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. marriage breakdown; There has obviously been a breakdown in communications between the two sides. The breakdown of the negotiations was not unexpected. the breakdown of law and order