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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
The Math Act requires the agency to “show its work” in its error notices, including the category of mistake it found, its location on the return, and an itemized breakdown of the new assessment.
Prosecutors in Brazil said management missteps and failed oversight led to the breakdown of the dam structure.
McElligott stressed that the market breakdown was largely mechanical, which was broken down in a Substack post by an options trader who identifies himself as Doc Trader McGraw.
The research team used satellite data and seismic measurements to examine the glacier's breakdown in detail.
His portrait of his breakdown is harrowing and believable.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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