What does BREAKDOWN mean?
Definitions for BREAKDOWN
ˈbreɪkˌdaʊnbreak·down
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word BREAKDOWN.
Princeton's WordNet
dislocation, breakdownnoun
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"
breakdown, crack-upnoun
a mental or physical breakdown
breakdown, equipment failurenoun
a cessation of normal operation
"there was a power breakdown"
breakdown, partitioningnoun
an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
Wiktionary
breakdownnoun
A failure, particularly mechanical; something that has failed
We saw a breakdown by the side of the road.
breakdownnoun
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability
After so much stress, he suffered a breakdown and simply gave up.
breakdownnoun
Listing, division or categorization in great detail
Looking at the breakdown of the budget, I see a few items we could cut.
breakdownnoun
Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
breakdownnoun
A musical technique, by where the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, and can vary in heaviness depending on the genre
breakdownnoun
A loss of organization (of the parts of a system)
Wikipedia
Breakdown
Breakdown is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. The song features rap verses by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. It was released on March 22, 1998, by Columbia Records as the fourth single from her sixth studio album Butterfly (1997). Similar to the treatments of "Butterfly" and The Roof", "Breakdown" received a limited worldwide release due to Carey's conflict at the time with Sony. The song's lyrics describe the emotions someone feels when their lover suddenly stops loving and leaves them, and the pain, or breakdown, it causes the person. The song was well received by contemporary music critics. In the accompanying music video, Carey goes through a variety of different colorful outfits, with matching make-up. Of the many changes, two scenes predominantly occupy the video. The first in Carey dressed in flamenco style clothing, while dancing on a chair with two other female dancers. The other features Carey and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony gambling in a casino. Carey performed the song live during select dates of her Butterfly World Tour in 1998 and Adventures of Mimi Tour in 2006. Due to the song's limited release, "Breakdown" did not chart in most major music markets, with the exception of Australia and New Zealand, where it peaked at numbers 38 and four, respectively. In the US, due to Billboard rules at the time, the song was unable to chart on the Hot 100, but charted at number 53 on the Hot 100 Airplay Chart.
ChatGPT
breakdown
A breakdown generally refers to a failure of a system or a process to function effectively due to faults or problems. This term could relate to machinery (e.g., a car or computer that stops working), communication or relationships (as in a breakdown of communication), mental health (as in a nervous breakdown), or any other context where things stop working as expected. It generally indicates a more severe issue compared to minor malfunctions or disturbances.
Webster Dictionary
Breakdownnoun
the act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall
Breakdownnoun
a noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, as among the colored people of the Southern United States, and so called, perhaps, because the exercise is continued until most of those who take part in it break down
Breakdownnoun
any rude, noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time
Wikidata
Breakdown
"Breakdown" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her sixth studio album, Butterfly. It was released as the third single from the album on March 24, 1998 by Columbia Records. Like "Butterfly", "Breakdown" received a limited worldwide release due to Carey's conflict at the time with Columbia. The song was written and produced by Carey, Stevie J and Puff Daddy, and features rap verses by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. The song's lyrics describe the emotions someone feels when their lover suddenly stops loving and leaves them, and the pain, or breakdown, it causes the person. The song was well received by contemporary music critics. In the music video, Carey goes through a variety of different colorful outfits, with matching make-up. Of the many changes, two scenes predominantly occupy the video. The first in Carey dressed in flamenco style clothing, while dancing on a chair with two other female dancers. The other features Carey and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony gambling in a casino. Carey performed the song live during select dates of her Butterfly World Tour in 1998 and Adventures of Mimi Tour in 2006. Due to the songs limited release, "Breakdown" did not chart in most major music markets, with the exception of Australia and New Zealand, where it peaked at numbers 38 and four, respectively. In the US, due to Billboard rules at the time, the song was unable to chart on the Hot 100, but charted at number 53 on the Hot 100 Airplay Chart.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'BREAKDOWN' in Nouns Frequency: #2173
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of BREAKDOWN in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of BREAKDOWN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of BREAKDOWN in a Sentence
It's a lesson that is really important for the modern day, when we are faced with all the crises of climate breakdown, rising inequality, and biodiversity loss.
Using DDT now would result in exposure to local populations for decades, in fact, DDE, a breakdown product from DDT, is still detected in the blood of a majority of Americans even though DDT was banned in the U.S. about 40 years ago.
President Bronislaw Komorowski:
The breakdown of the system for counting votes is a scandalous occurrence, an embarrassment, It is the peak of insanity to demand that the president take actions that would lead to a repeat of the vote.
Following the breakdown of its M&A prospects, the organic route to 'safety' for Oi looks increasingly tricky and the prospect of debt restructuring more likely.
A man was detained shortly after the shooting but was released after authorities determined he was not connected to the incident. ICE did not respond to a Fox News request for comment Tuesday. Daniel Bible, the field office director for the agencys enforcement and removal operations in San Antonio, blamed the shootingon elected officials, the media and activists for a breakdown inpolitical discourse that has encouraged violent acts. Political rhetoric and misinformation that various politicians, media outlets and activist groups recklessly disseminate to the American people regarding the ICE mission only serve to further encourage these violent acts, iCE officers put their lives on the line each and every day to keep our communities safe. This disturbing public discourse shrouds our critical law enforcement function and unnecessarily puts our officers safety at risk.
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Translations for BREAKDOWN
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- انفصالArabic
- разкъсване, повреда, колапс, разчленяване, счупване, анализ, аварияBulgarian
- Panne, Nervenzusammenbruch, Aufschlüsselung, BetriebsstörungGerman
- βλάβη, κατάρρευση, διαίρεση, ταξινόμηση, ανάλυση, κλονισμόςGreek
- avería, desglose, panne, descompostura, ataque de nervios, colapso nervioso, panaSpanish
- murtuminen, rikkoontuminen, erittely, breikki, hajoaminen, vika, romahdus, hajottaminen, rikkoutuminenFinnish
- dégradation, crise de nerfs, panne, détailFrench
- avariaItalian
- 故障Japanese
- panne, defect, zenuwinstorting, stilstand, ineenstorting, uitsplitsing, afbraak, opsplitsing, instorting, opdeling, inzakking, openbreking, mankementDutch
- awariaPolish
- colapso, avariaPortuguese
- поломка, аварияRussian
- havária, poruchaSlovak
- sammanbrott, nedbrytningSwedish
- خرابیUrdu
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