breakdown
A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.
Noun 4 meanings
A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.
“Whenever he was behind the wheel, he would panic at the first sign of a breakdown.”
Something, such as a vehicle, that has experienced a mechanical failure.
“We saw a breakdown by the side of the road.”
Separation of a thing into components; decomposition, fragmentation; (countable) an instance of this.
“Looking at the breakdown of the budget, I see a few items we could cut.”
A failure in a relationship; a failure or loss of organization in a system.
Etymology
Deverbal from break down.
BREAKDOWN at a glance
BREAKDOWN has 9 letters and scores 19 points in Scrabble (B 3 + R 1 + E 1 + A 1 + K 5 + D 2 + O 1 + W 4 + N 1) and 21 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,931 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with breakdown
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