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breakdown
noun as in nervous collapse
Strongest matches
disintegration, disruption, failure, mishap, nervous breakdown
Strong matches
Weak matches
basket case, crack-up, freak out, nervous prostration, psychasthenia
noun as in account of finances or other business
Strong matches
analysis, categorization, classification, diagnosis, dissection, itemization, resolution
Weak match
Example Sentences
Just then Goldman Sachs appeared to Burry to be experiencing a nervous breakdown.
He addressed those claims directly, saying: "We spoke well, politely, without any breakdown."
"London's housing crisis has deepened into something more corrosive: an affordability breakdown that is reshaping how a generation lives, works and plans for the future."
He pulled over to the breakdown lane and watched steam pour from the hood.
He set out measures he said would allow the broadcaster to play a leading role in reversing a breakdown in trust in information and institutions, as well as tackling division and disconnection between people.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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