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[ US /ˈbɹeɪkˌdaʊn/ ]
[ UK /bɹˈe‍ɪkda‍ʊn/ ]
NOUN
  1. a cessation of normal operation
    there was a power breakdown
  2. a mental or physical breakdown
  3. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
    his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London
    the social dislocations resulting from government policies
  4. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
  5. an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

How To Use breakdown In A Sentence

  • Both sides blamed each other for the breakdown of talks.
  • After a time teaching drama in borstals, prisons and community centres, he suffered two more breakdowns until one day, while sitting on a bus, his persistent angst, dread and fear of failure simply evaporated.
  • Valerian also inhibits the enzyme-induced breakdown of GABA in the brain, with concomitant sedation.
  • While knowing total expenditures in lobbying is good I would like to see some breakdown as to where all of that money is going, to see exactly whose pockets are filling as a result of the largess being spread around. Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » $3.47 billion spent. Did you get a pony?
  • The Canadian deck crew chocked and chained the helicopter, we transferred the parts, and signaled for breakdown.
  • It's hard to say whether this is a hangover from the breakdown or just his incredible nervous energy finding an outlet.
  • The rise in crime is often cited as evidence of a general breakdown of authority.
  • The precautionary motive. Unforeseen circumstances can arise, such as a car breakdown.
  • The retinal pigment epithelium, which is the outer layer of the retina, fails to carry out its function as a result of which there is accumulation of the breakdown products.
  • The task group also want a breakdown and analysis of how many ethnic minority workers have been successful after applying for jobs at the council.
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