noun
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
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- the social dislocations resulting from government policies
- his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London
noun
a mental or physical breakdown
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crack-up
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(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
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noun
a cessation of normal operation
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equipment failure
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- there was a power breakdown
noun
an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
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