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English

Etymology
break + down

Noun
en-noun

1. a failure, particularly mechanical; something that has failed

#:We saw a breakdown by the side of the road.

1. a lapse of mental stability

#:After so much stress, he simply suffered a breakdown and gave up.

1. further detail or categorization

#:''Looking at the breakdown of the budget, I see a few items we could cut.

1. (Chemistry:) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
2. a musical technique, by where the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, and can vary in heaviness depending on the genre

#:synonym: degradation

Derived terms
nervous breakdown

Translations
Finnish: konerikko (1), hermoromahdus (2)
Hebrew: �ת�����ת (hitmot'et'ut) f (2)
Italian: avaria f (1)
Slovak: havária (1), porucha (1)

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