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a failure to work or be successful: I had a breakdown (= my car stopped working) in the middle of the road. Both sides blamed each other for the breakdown of talks. See also. break down (MACHINE) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. the fact of not being successful. failure Failure is not an option.
The meaning of BREAKDOWN is the action or result of breaking down. How to use breakdown in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Breakdown.
to remove something from its place by force: He threatened to break the door down. Some of the campers had broken down fences and lit fires that caused a lot of damage. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of break down from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
noun. a breaking down, wearing out, or sudden loss of ability to function efficiently, as of a machine. a loss of mental or physical health; collapse. Compare nervous breakdown. an analysis or classification of something; division into parts, categories, processes, etc. Chemistry. decomposition. analysis ( def 6 ).
The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending. ...the breakdown of talks between the U.S. and E.U. officials. [ + of] ...the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage. [ + of] He argues that the breakdown in the legal system has spawned a black market. [ Also + in]
noun. /ˈbreɪkdaʊn/ [countable] an occasion when a vehicle or machine stops working. a breakdown on the motorway. a breakdown recovery service. Most breakdown services give priority to women travelling alone. The national breakdown organizations are on hand to help motorists 24 hours a day. Topics Transport by car or lorry c1, Engineering c1.
To break down something such as an idea or statement means to separate it into smaller parts in order to make it easier to understand or deal with. The report breaks down the results region by region. [VERB PARTICLE noun] These rules tell us how a sentence is broken down into phrases. [be V -ed P + into] [ Also V n P + into] 4. phrasal verb.
breakdown meaning, definition, what is breakdown: the failure of a relationship or system...: Learn more.
From Longman Business Dictionary break down phrasal verb 1 [ transitive] break something → down to separate information or a total amount into parts, especially so that it is easier to understand Once the statistics are broken down, some clear patterns of employment begin to emerge. 2 [ intransitive] if talks break down, they fail and come to an...
an act or instance of breaking down, such as a loss of ability to function effectively: The car had yet another breakdown. Pathology a loss of mental or physical health: had a bad breakdown when her husband left her.
