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break down
verb as in act up (malfunction)
verb as in anatomize
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verb as in choke up
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verb as in clarify
verb as in classify
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verb as in come unglued
verb as in crack
verb as in crumple
verb as in cry
verb as in decipher
verb as in decompose
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verb as in decompose
verb as in destroy
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verb as in die
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verb as in disintegrate
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verb as in dismantle
verb as in disorganize
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verb as in dissect
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verb as in dissolve
verb as in divide
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verb as in explain
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verb as in fail
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- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss the boat
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
verb as in fall
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verb as in fall apart
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verb as in founder
verb as in fragmentize
verb as in freak out
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- blow a gasket
- blow one's mind
- blow one's stack
- blow one's top
- come unglued
- crack up
- flip one's lid
- flip out
- fly off the handle
- go ape
- go ballistic
- go bananas
- go berserk
- go haywire
- go nuts
- go off the deep end
- hit the ceiling
- lose control of oneself
- lose one's composure
- lose one's cool
- lose one's mind
- lose one's temper
- wig out
- work oneself up
verb as in inculcate
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verb as in indoctrinate
verb as in miscarry
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- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss fire
- miss the boat
- miss the mark
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
verb as in misfire
verb as in molder
verb as in perish
verb as in propagandize
verb as in putrefy
verb as in raze
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verb as in resolve
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verb as in rot
verb as in simplify
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verb as in sob
verb as in spell out
verb as in spoil
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verb as in succumb
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verb as in taint
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verb as in turn
verb as in weep
Example Sentences
She said the cancellations were due to circumstances including "my car being written off and the second car breaking down" and that refunds had been paid to some parents and agreed with others.
The Browns are coming off an embarrassing loss at New Orleans and their defense is breaking down.
Now breaking down game film from Michigan games on Sundays, Alford rarely gets to watch his protege for extended periods now.
But it broke down, in part because city and state officials would not agree to his demands to forcibly clear Skid Row and other encampments.
That late winner from Andy Robertson had broken down the walls of his stoicism.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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