Definition of breakdowns Breakdowns

/bɹejˈkdawˌnz/ - [breykdawnz] -

We found 3 definitions of breakdowns from 2 different sources.

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Noun Plural: breakdowns
breakdown - a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"
		equipment failure
		failure an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"
		brake failure brakes fail to stop a vehicle
		engine failure engine does not run
		misfire, dud an explosion that fails to occur
		outage a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); "there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m."
		power failure, power outage equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage"
breakdown - a mental or physical breakdown
		crack-up
		prostration, collapse the act of assuming a prostrate position
breakdown - an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
		partitioning
		analytic thinking, analysis an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
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"
		dislocation
		disruption, perturbation the act of causing disorder

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breakdown (Noun)
A failure, particularly mechanical; something that has failed.
breakdown (Noun)
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
breakdown (Noun)
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
breakdown (Noun)
Breaking of chemical bond s within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
breakdown (Noun)
A musical technique, by where the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, and can vary in heaviness depending on the genre.
breakdown (Noun)
A loss of organization of the parts of a system.
breakdown (Noun)
A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, as among the blacks of the southern United States .
breakdown (Noun)
Any crude, noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
breakdown (Noun)
Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.

breakdown (n.)
The act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall.
breakdown (n.)
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.
breakdown (n.)
Any rude, noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.