BREAKDOWN

Definition of BREAKDOWN

  1. (noun)the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
  2. (noun)a mental or physical breakdown
  3. (noun)(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
  4. (noun)a cessation of normal operation
  5. (noun)an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
  6. (noun)(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance