BREAK DOWN

(verb) collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
synonyms : collapse
(verb) separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
synonyms : break up , decompose
(verb) stop operating or functioning
"The engine finally went", "The car died on the road", "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town", "The coffee maker broke", "The engine failed on the way to town", "her eyesight went after the accident"
synonyms : break , conk out , die , fail , give out , give way , go , go bad
(verb) make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
"analyze a specimen", "analyze a sentence", "analyze a chemical compound"
synonyms : analyse , analyze , dissect , take apart
(verb) make ineffective
"Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"
synonyms : crush
(verb) cause to fall or collapse
(verb) lose control of one's emotions
"When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely", "When her baby died, she snapped"
synonyms : lose it , snap
(verb) fall apart
"the building crumbled after the explosion", "Negotiations broke down"
synonyms : collapse , crumble , crumple , tumble

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