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    break down
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    1. (of a machine or motor vehicle) suddenly cease to function:
      "his van broke down"
      • (of a relationship, agreement, or process) cease to continue; collapse:
        "pay negotiations with management broke down"
      • lose control of one's emotions when in a state of distress:
        "the old woman broke down in tears" · "if she had tried to utter a word, she would have broken down"
      • (of a person's health or emotional control) fail or collapse:
        "his health broke down under the strain of overwork"
      • demolish a door or other barrier:
        "they had to get the police to break the door down" · "geographic barriers can be broken down by the internet"
      • separate something into parts:
        "each tutorial is broken down into more manageable units"
      • analyze information:
        "bar graphs show how the information can be broken down"
      • convert a substance into simpler compounds by chemical action:
        "almost every natural substance can be broken down by bacteria"
      • undergo chemical decomposition:
        "the waste products break down into low-level toxic materials"
    break·down
    [ˈbrākˌdoun]
    noun
    break-down (noun)
    1. a mechanical failure:
      "breakdowns could totally disrupt production"
    2. a failure of a relationship or system:
      "a breakdown in military discipline" · "some of these women will have experienced marital breakdown" · "the breakdown of their marriage"
      • a sudden collapse in someone's mental health:
        "Heather had a breakdown following the death of her sister"
    3. the chemical or physical decomposition of something:
      "the breakdown of ammonia to nitrites"
      • an explanatory analysis, especially of statistics:
        "a detailed cost breakdown"
    4. a lively, energetic American country dance.
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  1. break·down (brāk′doun′) n. 1. a. The act or process of failing to function or continue. b. The condition resulting from this: a breakdown in communication.
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    1 : the action or result of breaking down: such as a : a failure to function preventing a breakdown of the health-care system b : failure to progress or have effect : disintegration a breakdown of negotiations
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