1. (

• dislocation ,
• breakdown ,

) the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London" ;

2. (

• breakdown ,
• crack-up

) a mental or physical breakdown ;

3. (

• decomposition ,
• rot ,
• rotting ,
• putrefaction ,
• breakdown

) (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action ;

4. (

• breakdown ,
• equipment_failure

) a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown" ;

5. (

• breakdown ,
• partitioning

) an analysis into mutually exclusive categories ;