breakdown
/ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn/
noun
- A failure of a machine or vehicle to work properly.
- The factory had to stop production after a breakdown of the main conveyor belt.
- Our car had a breakdown on the highway, so we called for a tow truck.
- A sudden breakdown of the elevator left us stuck between floors for an hour.
- A detailed analysis or explanation of something, often showing its parts.
- I need a breakdown of the costs before I can approve the budget.
- The report includes a breakdown of sales by region and product.
- The teacher gave us a breakdown of the test scores by subject.
- A sudden loss of mental or emotional health; a collapse.
- After months of stress, she suffered a nervous breakdown and had to take time off work.
- The therapist helped him recover from his emotional breakdown.
- He had a breakdown when he couldn't handle the pressure of the competition.
- The process of something decomposing or separating into parts.
- The breakdown of food in the stomach is helped by digestive enzymes.
- Plastic takes hundreds of years to undergo natural breakdown in the environment.
- The breakdown of the chemical compound releases energy.