BREAKDOWN

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : dislocation

• (noun) an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

  synonyms : partitioning

• (noun) a cessation of normal operation

  "there was a power breakdown"

  synonyms : equipment failure

• (noun) a mental or physical breakdown

  synonyms : crack-up

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