breakdown

Noun
  1. The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue (synset 100554399)
    "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
    is a type of: disruption, perturbation - the act of causing disorder
    same as: dislocation
  2. A mental or physical breakdown (synset 114089974)
    is a type of: collapse, prostration - an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
    subtypes: nervous breakdown - a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder
    same as: crack-up
  3. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action (synset 113479192)
    referred to in: biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
    is a type of: decay - the process of gradually becoming inferior
    same as: decomposition, putrefaction, rot, rotting
  4. A cessation of normal operation (synset 107435916)
    "there was a power breakdown"
    is a type of: failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
    subtypes:
    • brake failure - brakes fail to stop a vehicle
    • engine failure - engine does not run
    • dud, misfire - an explosion that fails to occur
    • outage - a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)
    • power failure, power outage - equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails
    • fault - (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
    same as: equipment failure
  5. An analysis into mutually exclusive categories (synset 105789797)
    is a type of: analysis, analytic thinking - the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
    subtypes: resolution, resolving - analysis into clear-cut components
    same as: partitioning

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