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breakdown - a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown" |
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failure an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"
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brake failure brakes fail to stop a vehicle
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engine failure engine does not run
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dud,
misfire an explosion that fails to occur
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outage a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); "there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m."
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power failure,
power outage equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage"
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fault (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"
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breakdown - a mental or physical breakdown |
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collapse,
prostration a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity"
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nervous breakdown a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder
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breakdown - an analysis into mutually exclusive categories |
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partitioning |
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analysis,
analytic thinking an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
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resolution,
resolving finding a solution to a problem
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