Breakdown meaning

What does “breakdown” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“breakdown” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue.

breakdown

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”
Synonymsdislocation
a mental or physical breakdown
Synonymscrack-up
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
Synonymsdecomposition rot rotting putrefaction
a cessation of normal operation
“there was a power breakdown”
Synonymsequipment failure
an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
Synonymspartitioning

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University