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Breakdown

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Noun

1. breakdown, dislocation

the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

Example Sentences:
'the social dislocations resulting from government policies'
'his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London'

2. breakdown, crack-up

a mental or physical breakdown

3. breakdown, equipment failure

a cessation of normal operation

Example Sentences:
'there was a power breakdown'

4. breakdown, partitioning

an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Breakdown

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noun
1. engineering, transport
a failure of the engine or other working parts of a vehicle or machine
Her old car was unreliable, so the trip was plagued by breakdowns.
2. 
the failure or collapse of something
We're trying to prevent a total breakdown of relations between the two parties.
the breakdown of trade talks between the US and EC officials
She stepped in just as the negotiations seemed to be headed for breakdown.
the irretrievable breakdown of their marriage
3. psychiatry
a mental illness in which the patient ceases to function properly
They often seem depressed and close to emotional breakdown.
4. 
an analysis or classification of something into its component parts
Can you give me a breakdown of the hours you spent on this job?
The organizers were given a breakdown of the costs.
a breakdown of the budget figures
He prepared a breakdown of the report.
5. electrical
the sudden electrical discharge through an insulator or between two electrodes in a vacuum or gas discharge tube
6. electrical engineering
the sudden transition, dependent on the bias magnitude, from a high to a low dynamic resistance in a semiconductor device
7. 
a Lively American dance

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Breakdown

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noun
1. 
an act, instance, or result of breaking down
; specif.,
a. 
a failure to work or function properly
breakdown of a machine, of authority, etc.
b. 
a failure of health; physical, mental, or emotional collapse
c. 
decomposition
d. 
a separation into parts; analysis
2.  US
a lively, shuffling American country dance

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Breakdown

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n.
1.
a. The act or process of failing to function or continue.
b. The condition resulting from this: a breakdown in communication.
2. Electricity The abrupt failure of an insulator or insulating medium to restrict the flow of current.
3. A typically sudden collapse in physical or mental health.
4. An analysis, an outline, or a summary consisting of itemized data or essentials.
5. Disintegration or decomposition into parts or elements.
6.
a. A noisy, energetic American country dance.
b. The music for this dance.
7. A popular dance originating in the early 1970s, performed to funk music.

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