LEARNit Dictionary

breakdown

noun
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1
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an occasion when a vehicle or machine stops working
خرابی, خرابی فنی, نقص
2
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a failure of a relationship, discussion or system
شکست, فروپاشی, از هم پاشیدگی, گسستگی, بهم ریختگی
The only ground for divorce is the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.
marriage breakdown
There has obviously been a breakdown in communications between the two sides.
The breakdown of the negotiations was not unexpected.
the breakdown of law and order
3
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detailed information that you get by studying a set of figures
تحلیل, تفکیک, جزئیات, اطلاعات دقیق
First, let's look at a breakdown of the costs.
Please provide us with a breakdown of expenditure by department.
4
the process of a substance breaking into the parts of which it is made
تجزیه, تفکیک
the breakdown of proteins in the digestive system
5
a period of serious mental illness in which somebody is unable to deal with normal life
فروپاشی عصبی, بحران روحی
It all became too much and he had some sort of breakdown.