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breakdown
noun as in nervous collapse
Strongest matches
disintegration, disruption, failure, mishap, nervous breakdown
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basket case, crack-up, freak out, nervous prostration, psychasthenia
noun as in account of finances or other business
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analysis, categorization, classification, diagnosis, dissection, itemization, resolution
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Example Sentences
Defence lawyers said she suffered a mental breakdown and wanted to die with her children but left the car at the last minute.
Greater cell density induces stress that leads to a quicker breakdown of not only synNotch in particular, but also cell surface sensors in general.
A detailed breakdown of the funding allocations for each force next year is expected to be published next month.
After TSA notified residents in August of an impending 7% rent increase, nearly 40 tenants emailed letters protesting the rent spike and airing grievances, including malfunctioning fire alarms and elevator breakdowns.
You can read last month’s real estate breakdown here.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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