Definitions For Breakdown

noun

  • The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
  • An analysis into mutually exclusive categories
  • A cessation of normal operation
  • (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
  • A mental or physical breakdown
  • A failure of a machine to function : an occurrence in which a machine (such as a car) stops working
  • The failure of a relationship or of an effort to discuss something
  • A failure that prevents a system from working properly

Is Breakdown a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
21

The word Breakdown is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Breakdown in a Sentence

  • The factory has had frequent equipment breakdowns.
  • Both sides are to blame for the breakdown in communication.
  • The irretrievable breakdown of a marriage can be grounds for divorce.

Synonyms for Breakdown

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