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breakdown
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breakdown
n.
collapse, downfall; spoilage, rotting; specification, itemization
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Breakdown
Breakdown may refer to:
Breaking down
- Breakdown (vehicle), failure of a motor vehicle in such a way that it cannot be operated
- Chemical decomposition, also called chemical breakdown, the breakdown of a substance into simpler components
- Decomposition, the process by which tissues of a dead organism break down into simpler forms of matter
- Drop set, also called a breakdown, a bodybuilding and weight training technique
- Electrical breakdown, the failure of an electric circuit or a rapid reduction in the resistance of an electrical insulator that can lead to a spark
- Mental breakdown, an acute, time-limited phase of exhibiting symptoms of a specific order, most commonly, depression and anxiety.
- Script breakdown, a step in the production of a play, film, or comic book
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breakdown
Noun
1. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
(synonym) dislocation
(hypernym) disruption, perturbation
(derivation) break down, crush
2. a mental or physical breakdown
(synonym) crack-up
(hypernym) collapse
(hyponym) nervous breakdown
(derivation) break down, lose it, snap
3. a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"
(synonym) equipment failure
(hypernym) failure
(hyponym) brake failure
(derivation) fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
4. an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
(synonym) partitioning
(hypernym) analysis, analytic thinking
(hyponym) resolution, resolving
(derivation) analyze, analyse, break down, dissect, take apart
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breakdown
n.
breakdown, collapse, downfall
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breakdown
n.
porucha; selhání; výpis; nervové zhroucení
