See Also: breakdown(dictionary)
breakdown(dictionary)
nervous breakdown(medicine)
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breakdown truck(dictionary)
nervous breakdown(dictionary)
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Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)(money)

breakdown (oh)



[U and C] the failure of a relationship or system
breakdown of
::He moved away after the breakdown of his marriage.
::A sudden rise in oil prices could lead to a breakdown of the economy.
breakdown in
::There has been a serious breakdown in relations between the two countries.
marriage/marital/family breakdown
::Family breakdown can lead to behavioural problems in children.
[C] a serious medical condition in which someone becomes mentally ill and is unable to work or deal with ordinary situations in life
::I was worried he might have a breakdown if he carried on working so hard.
::Two years ago he suffered a mental breakdown .
::She had already had one nervous breakdown .
[C] an occasion when a car or a piece of machinery breaks and stops working
::Always carry a phone with you in case you have a breakdown on the motorway.
breakdown in
::a breakdown in the cooling system
[C] a list of all the separate parts of something
breakdown of
::Can you give us a breakdown of the figures?
::a breakdown of the costs
[singular] the changing of a substance into other substances
::the breakdown of glucose in the body to release energy
-see also break down at break 1