Breakdown

/ˈbɹeɪkdaʊn/

Synonyms for "breakdown" (234 found)

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Closest matches (47)

Noun(17 words)

decomposition allocation analyses analysisbreakup processburnouts catabolism catacala categorizationcave inchemical decomposition reactioncivilization breakdowncollapsecollapse completelycollapses collapsing compromise

analysis analyzation anatomizing anatomy assay assaying bankruptcybloodless revolutionbouleversement breakagebreaking downbreaking upbreakup cataclysm catastrophe cavecave incave-incirculatory collapseclassification

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clean slateclean sweepcollapse comedowncomputer revolutionconvulsion

Verb(4 words)

burst into tearscollapse suddenlycollapse under pressurecollapses under pressure

Strong matches (70)

counterrevolutioncrack upcrack-up crackup crash crippling cropper damage dance debacle decomposition deflation destruction detailing detriment diaeresis dilapidation disablement disaster disrepair

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dissection dissolution distillation division docimasy downfall draining encroachment exalted exhaustedness exhaustion failure fall foundering fractionation

Verb(2 words)

crack under pressuredisorganize plans

Noun(33 words)

crack-up crisis crumbling decaying decomposingdecomposition cycledecomposition reactiondecomposition tendencydeconstruction degradation destabilizationdetailing processdigestion disassembly disintegration dislocationdisorder the plandisruption of community structuredissection distribution

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dysfunctionsecosystem dysfunctionalityequipment failurefail to operatefailure failuresfall apartfragmentation conceptfreeze upfritz glitchgo to piecesgo wrong

Related words (117)

gravimetric analysisharm hobbling hurt hurting hustle impairment incapacitation infringement injury inroad itemization jig loss maiming mayhem miscarriage mischief mutilationnervous breakdown

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nervous exhaustionnervous prostrationneurasthenianose diveoverthrow overturnpalace revolutionpratfall prostrationproximate analysisquantitative analysisradical changereduction to elementsresolution resolve review revolt revolutionrevolutionary warrevulsion ruin ruination ruinousness run-down sabotage scathe segmentation seizure semimicroanalysis separation shipwreck shock sickening smash smashup spasm spoilingstriking alterationstumble subdivision subversionsweeping changetabula rasatailspintechnological revolutiontotal changetotal losstransilience tumble upsetviolent changewashout weakening wrack wreck

Adjective(5 words)

historical disintegrationitalian collassomolecular fragmentationsocial fragmentationsystemic disarray

Noun(35 words)

imploding implosionline disconnectionmalfunction malfunctionsmechanical faultmeltdown meltdowns miscarriage nonfunction notworkorganic matter decompositionorganization failureparse parsing partitioningproject collapseputrefaction rot rotting

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ruptures segmentation singularities slakingsocietal collapsestate of disarraysuccumbencesudden collapsesystem crashsystem failuretatterstechnology system failureunhinging unpacking weathering

Determiner(1 words)

more societal-collapse

Verb(1 words)

slip into chaos

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

21 entries

analysisanalytic thinkingchemical reactionclassification collapse decay disruption distributionemotional stateevent explanation failure incidentmental stateoccurrence organization

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More specific

16 entries

age breakdownanxiety attackcomponent breakdowncost breakdownemotional crisisequipment failuregender breakdownincome breakdownnetwork breakdownpanic attackpower outageregional breakdownstress meltdownstructure breakdownsystem crashtime breakdown

Collocations

6 entries

cost breakdownemotional breakdowngender breakdownnervous breakdownregional breakdowntime breakdown

Inflections

1 entries

breakdowns

Translations

47 translations across 26 languages.

Azerbaijani

1 entries

sınma noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Bulgarian

3 entries

ава́рия noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
повреда noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
счупване noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Catalan

2 entries

avaria noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
pana noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

故障 noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Dutch

4 entries

defect noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
mankement noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
panne noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
stilstand noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Esperanto

1 entries

paneo noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Finnish

4 entries

rikko noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
rikkoontuminen noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
rikkoutuminen noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
vika noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

French

1 entries

panne noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

German

2 entries

Betriebsstörung noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
Panne noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Greek

2 entries

βλάβη noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
κατάρρευση noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Hebrew

1 entries

התקלקלות noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Hungarian

2 entries

meghibásodás noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
üzemzavar noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Irish

1 entries

cliseadh noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Italian

3 entries

avaria noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
collasso noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
guasto noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Japanese

1 entries

故障 noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Korean

1 entries

고장 noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Marathi

1 entries

विभंग noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

havari noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

havari noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Polish

1 entries

awaria noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Portuguese

1 entries

avaria noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Russian

3 entries

ава́рия noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
поврежде́ние noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
поло́мка noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Slovak

2 entries

havária noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
porucha noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Spanish

4 entries

avería noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
descompostura noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
pana noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
panne noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Swedish

1 entries

haveri noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Tagalog

1 entries

aberya noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

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She is on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

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If Jane does not rest more, she may have a nervous breakdown.

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Kaneko was so stressed out at her new job that she had a nervous breakdown.

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I think you're partly to blame for the negotiation breakdown.

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