Breakdown — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

a mental or physical breakdown

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælkɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈeɪkdaʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈeɪkdaʊn/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈælkɪn/.

Examples

the social dislocations resulting from government policies
his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London
there was a power breakdown

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dislocation equipment failure partitioning crack-up

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue “the social dislocations resulting from government policies”
noun	a mental or physical breakdown
noun	a cessation of normal operation “there was a power breakdown”
noun	an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

Word Forms

dislocate	verb	put out of its usual place, position, or relationship
break down	verb	make ineffective
crack up	verb	suffer a nervous breakdown

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abbauen

der Akt, eine bestehende Ordnung so zu stören, dass sie nicht fortbestehen kann

🇫🇷French

panne

l'acte de perturber un ordre établi afin qu'il ne continue pas

🇪🇸Spanish

descomponer

el acto de alterar un orden establecido para que no continúe

🇮🇹Italian

guasto

l'atto di interrompere un ordine stabilito in modo che non possa continuare

🇳🇱Dutch

afbraak

de handeling waarbij een gevestigde orde wordt verstoord, zodat deze niet meer kan voortbestaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

discriminação

o ato de perturbar uma ordem estabelecida para que ela não continue

🇷🇺Russian

авария

акт нарушения установленного порядка, из-за которого он не может продолжаться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टूट - फूट

किसी स्थापित आदेश को बाधित करने का कार्य ताकि वह जारी न रह सके

🇧🇩Bengali

ভাঙ্গন

একটি প্রতিষ্ঠিত আদেশ ব্যাহত করার কাজ তাই এটি চালিয়ে যেতে ব্যর্থ হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முறிவு

நிறுவப்பட்ட ஒழுங்கை சீர்குலைக்கும் செயல், அதனால் அது தொடரத் தவறிவிடும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విచ్ఛిన్నం

స్థాపించబడిన క్రమానికి అంతరాయం కలిగించే చర్య కాబట్టి అది కొనసాగించడంలో విఫలమవుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

ब्रेकडाउन

प्रस्थापित ऑर्डरमध्ये व्यत्यय आणण्याची कृती त्यामुळे ती सुरू ठेवण्यात अपयशी ठरते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભંગાણ

સ્થાપિત ઓર્ડરને વિક્ષેપિત કરવાની ક્રિયા જેથી તે ચાલુ રાખવામાં નિષ્ફળ જાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಗಿತ

ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತ ಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಅಡ್ಡಿಪಡಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅದು ಮುಂದುವರೆಯಲು ವಿಫಲಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്രേക്ക് ഡൗൺ

ഒരു സ്ഥാപിത ക്രമത്തെ തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം, അതിനാൽ അത് തുടരുന്നതിൽ പരാജയപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੁੱਟ ਜਾਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸਥਾਪਤ ਆਰਡਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਘਨ ਪਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਇਹ ਜਾਰੀ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خرابی

ایک قائم شدہ آرڈر میں خلل ڈالنے کا عمل تاکہ یہ جاری رکھنے میں ناکام رہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分解

破坏既定秩序使其无法继续下去的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

壊す

確立された秩序を破壊し、それが継続できないようにする行為

🇰🇷Korean

고장

확립된 질서를 혼란시켜 더 이상 지속되지 못하게 하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cố

hành động phá vỡ một trật tự đã được thiết lập để nó không thể tiếp tục

🇹🇭Thai

พังทลาย

การกระทำที่ขัดขวางคำสั่งที่กำหนดไว้จนไม่สามารถดำเนินการต่อไปได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

perincian

tindakan mengganggu tatanan yang sudah mapan sehingga gagal untuk melanjutkan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkasira

ang pagkilos ng pag-abala sa isang itinatag na kaayusan kaya hindi ito magpatuloy

🇲🇾Malay

kerosakan

perbuatan mengganggu perintah yang telah ditetapkan supaya ia gagal diteruskan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انفصال

فعل تعطيل النظام القائم حتى يفشل في الاستمرار

🇮🇷Persian

خرابی

عملی که باعث برهم زدن نظم مستقر می شود تا ادامه پیدا نکند

🇹🇷Turkish

bozulma

yerleşik bir düzeni bozma eylemi, dolayısıyla devam etmemesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתמוֹטְטוּת

הפעולה של שיבוש הסדר שנקבע כך שהוא לא ימשיך

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