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breakdown::noun | Spocien Dictionary

breakdown

/'breɪk,daʊn/

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	dislocation
Type of	perturbation, disruption
Derivation	break down

his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London.

breakdown::noun | Spocien Dictionary

breakdown

/'breɪk,daʊn/

a cessation of normal operation

Type	Words
Synonyms	equipment failure
Type of	failure
Has types	fault, dud, engine failure, misfire, power outage, brake failure, power failure, outage
Derivation	break down

there was a power breakdown.

breakdown::noun | Spocien Dictionary

breakdown

/'breɪk,daʊn/

an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

Type	Words
Synonyms	partitioning
Type of	analysis, analytic thinking
Has types	resolution, resolving
Derivation	break down

breakdown::noun | Spocien Dictionary

breakdown

/'breɪk,daʊn/

(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

Type	Words
Synonyms	decomposition, putrefaction, rot, rotting
Type of	decay
Derivation	break down

breakdown::noun | Spocien Dictionary

breakdown

/'breɪk,daʊn/

a mental or physical breakdown

Type	Words
Synonyms	crack-up
Type of	prostration, collapse
Has types	nervous breakdown
Derivation	break down