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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

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   Learn the meaning of breakdown as a noun in English, with synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples. Breakdown can refer to a failure, a division, an illness, or a rugby term.

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   Breakdown is a noun that means the act or process of failing to function or continue, or the condition resulting from this. It can also refer to an analysis, a dance, or a decomposition. See different definitions, synonyms, and translations of breakdown.

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   Breakdown is a noun that means a breaking down, wearing out, or sudden loss of ability to function efficiently, as of a machine. It can also mean a loss of mental or physical health, an analysis or classification of something, or a folk dance.

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