Meaning & Definition of Breakdown in English
English⟶
Breakdown
/brekdaʊn/
noun
1. The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
- "The social dislocations resulting from government policies"
- "His warning came after the breakdown of talks in london"
synonym:
- dislocation,
- breakdown
2. A mental or physical breakdown
synonym:
- breakdown,
- crack-up
3. A cessation of normal operation
- "There was a power breakdown"
synonym:
- breakdown,
- equipment failure
4. An analysis into mutually exclusive categories
synonym:
- breakdown,
- partitioning
Examples of using
This process must be stopped immediately, otherwise the server will breakdown.
She is on the verge of a nervous breakdown.