BREAKDOWN
/ˈbɹeɪkdaʊn/ Scrabble 19 Words With Friends 21
Definition
- noun the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue.
— synonyms: dislocation
- noun a mental or physical breakdown.
— synonyms: crack-up
- noun (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action.
— synonyms: decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefaction
- noun a cessation of normal operation.
— synonyms: equipment_failure
- noun an analysis into mutually exclusive categories.
— synonyms: partitioning
Examples
- “We saw a breakdown by the side of the road.”
- “After so much stress, he suffered a breakdown and simply gave up.”
- “Looking at the breakdown of the budget, I see a few items we could cut.”
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