breakdown

/bɹˈeɪkdˌaʊn/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
   “the social dislocations resulting from government policies”
2. a mental or physical breakdown
3. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
4. a cessation of normal operation
   “there was a power breakdown”
5. an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

Synonyms for breakdown

• dislocation
• crack-up
• decomposition
• rot
• rotting
• putrefaction
• equipment failure
• partitioning

Words that rhyme with breakdown

• down
• crown
• brown
• drown
• gown
• shakedown
• town
• clown
• downtown
• uptown
• crosstown
• frown
• knockdown
• meltdown
• noun
• touchdown
• clampdown
• closedown
• comedown
• countdown
• crackdown
• godown
• hometown
• letdown
• lockdown
• renown
• rundown
• shantytown
• showdown
• shutdown