breakdown - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

Synonyms

• breakdown
• dislocation

More generic

• disruption
• perturbation

Noun

an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

Synonyms

• breakdown
• partitioning

More generic

• analysis
• analytic thinking

More specific

• resolution
• resolving

Noun

a cessation of normal operation

Synonyms

• breakdown
• equipment failure

More generic

• failure

More specific

• brake failure
• dud
• engine failure
• fault
• misfire
• outage
• power failure
• power outage

Noun

(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

Synonyms

• breakdown
• decomposition
• putrefaction
• rot
• rotting

More generic

• decay

Noun

a mental or physical breakdown

Synonyms

• breakdown
• crack-up

More generic

• collapse
• prostration

More specific

• nervous breakdown

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