breakdown

Meaning of breakdown

noun
  1. a mechanical failure.
    breakdowns could totally disrupt production
  2. a failure of a relationship or system.
    a breakdown in military discipline
    a communications breakdown
    some of these women will have experienced marital breakdown
  3. the chemical or physical decomposition of something.
    the breakdown of ammonia to nitrites

Information about breakdown

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of breakdown is: breakdowns.
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Hyphenation of breakdown

break-down

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • breakdown is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

breakdown synonyms

Meaning dislocation:

dislocation

Meaning partitioning:

partitioning

Meaning a failure to function normally:

malfunction

Meaning lack of success:

failure

Meaning a violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object:

crash

Meaning an instance of a structure falling down or giving way:

collapse

Meaning the process of losing cohesion or strength:

disintegration

Meaning (of a ship) fill with water and sink:

foundering

Translation of breakdown

Words that rhyme with breakdown

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