āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
breakdown
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break-down
Breakdown
01
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĢāĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ¨
a situation in which something fails to work properly, especially because of a mechanical failure
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A sudden breakdown in the elevator left passengers stranded.
āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĢāĻā§ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĢāĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ¨
a failure in the progress or effectiveness of a relationship or system
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company experienced a breakdown in its supply chain, leading to a shortage of products.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻš āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĢāĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The pressures of caregiving for her ailing parents caused her to have a mental breakdown.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻˇāĻŖ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨
a systematic analysis that divides a whole into separate parts for clarity or measurement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Before the meeting she prepared a breakdown of time needed for each agenda item.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻŦāĻŋā§ā§āĻāĻ¨, āĻĒāĻāĻ¨
the process by which organic matter is decomposed, often by bacterial, fungal, or enzymatic action
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Scientists measured the breakdown rate of the biodegradable polymer under composting conditions.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
06
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤, āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯
a lively, energetic solo or group dance featuring intricate footwork and rhythmic accenting, associated with old-time, flatfooting, clogging, buckdancing, or other Southern Appalachian stepâdance traditions
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
At the festival she performed a solo breakdown that drew loud applause from the crowd.
āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŦā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ breakdown āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
breakdown
break
down
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