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/breɪk,daʊn/ noun
9 letters2 syllables19 points in Scrabble®21 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
NOUN
1

The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue.

“his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London”

2

A cessation of normal operation.

“there was a power breakdown”

3

An analysis into mutually exclusive categories.

4

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

5

A mental or physical breakdown.

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