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- [breyk-doun]
- /ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn/
- /ˈbreɪk.daʊn/
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- [breyk-doun]
- /ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn/
Definitions of breakdown word
- countable noun breakdown The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending. 3
- countable noun breakdown If you have a breakdown, you become very depressed, so that you are unable to cope with your life. 3
- countable noun breakdown If a car or a piece of machinery has a breakdown, it stops working. 3
- countable noun breakdown A breakdown of something is a list of its separate parts. 3
- noun breakdown a failure of the engine or other working parts of a vehicle or machine 3
- noun breakdown the failure or collapse of something 3
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Origin of breakdown
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; noun use of verb phrase break down
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Parts of speech for Breakdown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
breakdown popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
breakdown usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for breakdown
noun breakdown
- disruption — forcible separation or division into parts.
- disintegration — the act or process of disintegrating.
- mishap — an unfortunate accident.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- neurosis — Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
Antonyms for breakdown
noun breakdown
- mental health — psychological well-being and satisfactory adjustment to society and to the ordinary demands of life.
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