Definition of breakdown

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Definition of breakdown

  • the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue (noun)

    Examples

    1. his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London

    Synonyms

    1. dislocation
  • a cessation of normal operation (noun)

    Examples

    1. there was a power breakdown

    Synonyms

    1. equipment failure
  • an analysis into mutually exclusive categories (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. partitioning
  • (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. decomposition
    2. putrefaction
    3. rot
    4. rotting
  • a mental or physical breakdown (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. crack-up

See definition of breakdown in Merriam Webster