breakdown
(noun)
noun
1. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
- his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London
Similar word(s): dislocation
Definition categories: act, disruption, perturbation
2. a mental or physical breakdown
Definition categories: state, collapse, prostration
3. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
Similar word(s): decomposition, putrefaction, rot, rotting
Definition categories: process, decay
4. a cessation of normal operation
- there was a power breakdown
Definition categories: event, failure
5. an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
Similar word(s): partitioning
Definition categories: thought, analysis
Sentences with breakdown as a noun:
- 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.
- 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown'