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breakdown::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| 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
| 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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | partitioning |
| Type of | analysis, analytic thinking |
| Has types | resolution, resolving |
| Derivation | break down |
breakdown::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | decomposition, putrefaction, rot, rotting |
| Type of | decay |
| Derivation | break down |
breakdown::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | crack-up |
| Type of | prostration, collapse |
| Has types | nervous breakdown |
| Derivation | break down |
Examples of breakdown
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Lawmakers can also report multiple trades in a batch without giving a breakdown.
From the washingtonpost.com
This sinister, socially conscious tune was a result of Davies'nervous breakdown.
From the sfgate.com
A secondary breakdown resulted in a 59-yard catch in the Week 2 loss to Chicago.
From the chron.com
Victor Vito was one of the first three players to the breakdown on 26 occasions.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Mum's breakdown at Christmas caused us to start painfully talking to each other.
From the guardian.co.uk
Too few consider what they will do in the event of a breakdown, say the experts.
From the telegraph.co.uk
They're less competitive at the breakdown and they're very strong on the tackle.
From the independent.co.uk
The biggest breakdown occurred late in Sunday's game with Toronto ahead 110-109.
From the sacbee.com
Instead, there is something close to a breakdown in global economic cooperation.
From the time.com
- Dislocation: the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
- A mental or physical breakdown
- A cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"
- An analysis into mutually exclusive categories
- Breakdown was started in 1986, during the resurgence of the hardcore scene. Despite being a NYHC band, being based in Yonkers Breakdown didn't have the Lower East Side Crew-mentality of Warzone and Agnostic Front. ...
- The following is an episode list for the MTV animated television series Beavis and Butt-head. The series has its roots in 1992 when Mike Judge created two animated shorts - "Frog Baseball" and "Peace, Love & Understanding" - which were later aired on Liquid Television.
- Breakdown (ISBN 0-452-28427-9) is a 2003 book by Bill Gertz arguing that U.S. intelligence services "lost sight of [their] purpose and function" due to Clinton administration policies that were more concerned with political correctness than with national defense.
- Breakdown was a comic published by Devil's Due Productions as part of their Aftermath line. It began in October 2004, and was written by Chuck Dixon, and drawn by Dave Ross.
- Cougar Town is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on September 23, 2009 in the United States on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). On October 8, 2009, ABC announced that Cougar Town has been picked up for a full season.
