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| 1. | [ noun ] the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue | |
| Synonyms: | dislocation | |
| Examples: | "the social dislocations resulting from government policies" "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London" |
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| Related terms: | disruption break_down | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (medicine) a mental or physical breakdown | |
| Synonyms: | crack-up | |
| Related terms: | collapse nervous_breakdown crack_up | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a cessation of normal operation | |
| Synonyms: | equipment_failure | |
| Examples: | "there was a power failure" |
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| Related terms: | failure fault power_failure engine_failure short_circuit misfire outage brake_failure power_failure fail | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an analysis into mutually exclusive categories | |
| Synonyms: | partitioning | |
| Related terms: | analysis resolution analyze | |
| Similar spelling: |
break_down breakstone Bragdon brush_down braced breakwater break_with break-dance break_water break_dance bracket |
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