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breakdown as in 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“
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- dislocation an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity ; the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
breakdown as in a mental or physical breakdown
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- crack-up a mental or physical breakdown
breakdown as in (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
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- decomposition the analysis of a vector field ; in a decomposed state ; (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance ; (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action ; the organic phenomenon of rotting
- rot break down; become physically weaker; a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor ; (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action ; unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
- rotting (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- putrefaction a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor ; (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action ; moral perversion
breakdown as in a cessation of normal operation
- “there was a power breakdown“
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- equipment failure a cessation of normal operation
breakdown as in an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
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- partitioning an analysis into mutually exclusive categories ; the act of dividing or partitioning