breakdown, n.
(breakdowns)
freq. cnt. 5
(breakdowns)
freq. cnt. 5
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
breakdown dislocation
sample sentences
"the social dislocations resulting from government policies""his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
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an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
<noun.cognition>
breakdown partitioning
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a cessation of normal operation
<noun.event>
breakdown equipment failure
sample sentences
"there was a power breakdown"
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hyponym
a mental or physical breakdown
<noun.state>
breakdown crack-up
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(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
<noun.process> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
breakdown decomposition putrefaction rot rotting
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