breakdown

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Synonyms: break down, break-down, beatdown, breaks down, beardown, breakdowns

Antonyms: break down, break-down, beatdown, breaks down, beardown, breakdowns

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|failure}}{{lb|en|countable}} A [[failure]], particularly one which is [[mechanical#Adjective|mechanical]] in [[nature#Noun|nature]].
2. {{lb|en|countable}} Something, such as a [[vehicle#Noun|vehicle]], that has [[experience#Verb|experienced]] a mechanical failure.
3. {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[separation|Separation]] of a [[thing]] into [[component#Noun|components]]; [[decomposition]], [[fragmentation]]; {{lb|en|countable}} an instance of this.
4. {{lb|en|figurative}}
5. {{lb|en|music|countable}}
6. {{lb|en|chiefly|Southern US|countable}}
7. {{lb|en|obsolete|countable}} An act of a [[structure#Noun|structure]] or other thing [[break#Verb|breaking]] and [[collapse#Verb|collapsing]].

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