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breakdown

/'breɪk,daʊn/

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noun
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
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"his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"

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dislocation

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perturbation disruption
noun
a cessation of normal operation
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"there was a power breakdown"

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equipment failure

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failure
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an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
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partitioning

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analysis analytic thinking
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(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
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decomposition putrefaction rot rotting

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decay
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a mental or physical breakdown
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crack-up

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prostration collapse

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