Definitions for: Breakdown

[n] the act of disrupting an established order
[n] an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
[n] a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"
[n] a mental or physical breakdown

Webster (1913) Definition: Break"down`, n.
1. The act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage;
downfall.

2.
(a) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in
competitively by a number of persons or pairs in
succession, as among the colored people of the
Southern United States, and so called, perhaps,
because the exercise is continued until most of those
who take part in it break down.
(b) Any rude, noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet,
usually by one person at a time. [U.S.]

Don't clear out when the quadrilles are over,
for we are going to have a breakdown to wind up
with. --New Eng.
Tales.

Synonyms: crack-up, dislocation, equipment failure, partitioning

See Also: analysis, analytic thinking, brake failure, collapse, disruption, dud, engine failure, failure, fault, misfire, nervous breakdown, outage, perturbation, power failure, power outage, resolution, resolving

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