Word Type

Noun

The word "breakdown" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

breakdown lane breakdown lorry breakdown point breakdown truck breakdown voltage climate breakdown electrical breakdown mental breakdown nervous breakdown organizational breakdown structure product breakdown structure

Etymologically Related To

break down

Context

chemistry music sports us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

analysis analytic thinking chemical reaction collapse decay disruption failure perturbation prostration reaction

Type Of (IsA)

analysis collapse failure video game

Related Terms

break down break it down meltdown

Related Terms

african american banjo bluegrass break it down categorization chemical bond collapse competitive compound dance detail division dj failure genre hip hop lapse mechanical mental music organization percussion break physical stability united states

Synonym Network

decomposition degradation dislocation

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