🔄 Synonyms of "Breakdown"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| partitioningnoun | The act or result of dividing into partitions; an arrangement of partitions. |
| dislocationnoun | The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced. |
| crack-upnoun | Alternative spelling of crackup. [A crash or wreck, generally involving a car or airplane.] |
| equipment failurenoun | a cessation of normal operation |
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dislocationnoun | The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced. |
| partitioningnoun | The act or result of dividing into partitions; an arrangement of partitions. |
| crack-upnoun | Alternative spelling of crackup. [A crash or wreck, generally involving a car or airplane.] |
| equipment failurenoun | a cessation of normal operation |
| downfallnoun | A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth. |
| destructionnoun | The act of destroying. |
| destroyverb | (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist. |
| wrecknoun | Something or someone that has been ruined. |
| fallnoun | The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
| breakupnoun | The termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship. |
| lossnoun | (countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement. |
| setbacknoun | An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome). |
| declinenoun | The act of declining or refusing something. |
| break-upnoun | Alternative spelling of breakup. [The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.] |
| collapsenoun | The act of collapsing. |
| debaclenoun | (figurative) An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. |
| disrepairnoun | The state of being in poor condition, in need of repair. |
| disintegrationnoun | A process by which anything disintegrates. |
| degradationnoun | The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society |
| breakingnoun | The act by which something is broken. |
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