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- Dictionarybreak·down/ˈbrākˌdoun/
noun
- 1. a mechanical failure: "breakdowns could totally disrupt production" Similar
- 2. a failure of a relationship or system: "a breakdown in military discipline" Similar
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The meaning of BREAKDOWN is the action or result of breaking down. How to use breakdown in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Breakdown.
a failure to work or be successful: I had a breakdown (= my car stopped working) in the middle of the road. Both sides blamed each other for the breakdown of talks. See also. break down (MACHINE) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. the fact of not being successful. failure Failure is not an option.
to remove something from its place by force: He threatened to break the door down. Some of the campers had broken down fences and lit fires that caused a lot of damage. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of break down from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
noun. a breaking down, wearing out, or sudden loss of ability to function efficiently, as of a machine. a loss of mental or physical health; collapse. Compare nervous breakdown.
breakdown in British English. (ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn ) noun. 1. engineering, transport. a failure of the engine or other working parts of a vehicle or machine. Her old car was unreliable, so the trip was plagued by breakdowns. 2. the failure or collapse of something.
To break down something such as an idea or statement means to separate it into smaller parts in order to make it easier to understand or deal with. The report breaks down the results region by region. [VERB PARTICLE noun] These rules tell us how a sentence is broken down into phrases. [be V -ed P + into] [ Also V n P + into] 4. phrasal verb B2.
Definition of breakdown noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. an act or instance of breaking down. 2. a loss of mental or physical health; collapse. Compare nervous breakdown. 3. classification; analysis. 4. Chem. a. decomposition.
From Longman Business Dictionary break‧down /ˈbreɪkdaʊn/ noun 1 [ countable] a statement showing information or a total amount separated into parts so that it is easier to understand A spending breakdown showed the average household spent £47.70 on food per week.
1. phrasal verb. If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working. Their car broke down. 2. phrasal verb. If a discussion, relationship, or system breaks down, it fails because of a problem or disagreement. Talks with business leaders broke down last night. 3. phrasal verb.
