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BREAKDOWN

Definition:

1. [noun] the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
   Synonyms: dislocation
   
   
2. [noun] a mental or physical breakdown
   Synonyms: crack-up
   
   
3. [noun] a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"
   Synonyms: equipment failure
   
   
4. [noun] an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
   Synonyms: partitioning
   
   

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