nnoun.actthe act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continueSynset:dislocation
Examples:- the social dislocations resulting from government policies
- his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London
Derivationally Related Form:dislocatebreak down
Hypernyms:disruption perturbation
Inherited Hypernyms:dislocationdisruptiondisturbancemotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.statea mental or physical breakdownSynset:crack-up
Derivationally Related Form:break downcrack up
Hypernyms:collapse prostration
Inherited Hypernyms:breakdowncollapseillnessill healthpathological statephysical conditionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:nervous breakdown
Full Hyponyms:nervous breakdownnervous exhaustionneurasthenia
nnoun.process(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal actionTopic:biological sciencebiology
Synset:decomposition putrefaction rot rotting
Derivationally Related Form:rotdecomposebreak downputrefy
Hypernyms:decay
Inherited Hypernyms:decompositiondecaynatural processprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.eventa cessation of normal operationSynset:equipment failure
Examples:- there was a power breakdown
Derivationally Related Form:break down
Hypernyms:failure
Inherited Hypernyms:breakdownfailurehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:brake failuredudengine failurefaultmisfireoutagepower failurepower outage
Full Hyponyms:blackoutbrake failureengine failurefaultflame-outmisfireoutagepower outage
nnoun.cognitionan analysis into mutually exclusive categoriesSynset:partitioning
Derivationally Related Form:break down
Hypernyms:analysis analytic thinking
Inherited Hypernyms:breakdownanalysisreasoningthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:resolutionresolving
Full Hyponyms:diagonalizationfactorizationresolution