breaking down

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decaying adj.
division n.
severance n.

ADJECTIVE

decaying

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapsing crumbling deteriorating

STRONG

decomposing disintegrating eroding oxidizing rusting spoiling

WEAK

breaking up falling to pieces in ruins wasting away wearing away

NOUN

division

Synonyms

STRONGEST

distribution

STRONG

analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking carving demarcation detachment diagnosis disjuncture dismemberment dissolution disunion divorce parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection severance subdivision vivisection

WEAK

breaking up contrasting cutting up departmentalizing detaching disparting disseverance distinguishing disuniting dividing rending separating splitting up

Antonyms

STRONG

attachment combination connection union

WEAK

accord agreement juncture system unification unison unity whole

NOUN

severance

Synonyms

STRONG

analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking carving demarcation detachment diagnosis disjunction disjuncture dismemberment dissolution distribution disunion divorce divorcement parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection separation split subdivision vivisection

WEAK

breaking up contrasting cutting up departmentalizing detaching disparting disseverance disseverment distinguishing disuniting dividing rending separating splitting up

Antonyms

STRONG

attachment closing closure combination connection juncture marriage union

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breaking down

This was clever psychological jujitsu; in “Dolly Parton: Songteller,” she recalled Wagoner breaking down in tears when he first heard her track.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

This year's multiple heat waves have increased the numbers of white goods such as fridges and freezers breaking down and needing to be scrapped at specialist sites.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

At times, people in the gallery grew emotional, with one woman breaking down in sobs as prosecutors played video of the August shooting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Is the ‘picks and shovels’ trade breaking down?

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Or were the SS just searching everywhere, breaking down doors until they found something wrong?

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

breaking down

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