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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪkdaʊn/
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• General-American: /ˈbɹeɪkˌdaʊn/
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• Northumbria: /bɹɛk.duːn/
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• CMU ARPABET: B R EY1 K D AW2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree English break Middle English doun English down English break downdeverb. English breakdown Deverbal from break down.

127 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: sınma — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Bulgarian: ава́рия (avárija) — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Bulgarian: повреда (povreda) — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Bulgarian: счупване (sčupvane) — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Catalan: avaria — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Catalan: pana — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Chinese Mandarin: 故障 (gùzhàng) — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Dutch: defect — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Dutch: mankement — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Dutch: panne — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Dutch: stilstand — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Esperanto: paneo — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Finnish: rikko — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Finnish: rikkoontuminen — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Finnish: rikkoutuminen — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Finnish: vika — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Finnish: vikaantuminen — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• French: panne — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• German: Betriebsstörung — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• German: Panne — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Greek: κατάρρευση (katárrefsi) — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Greek: βλάβη (vlávi) — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Hebrew: התקלקלות — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Hungarian: meghibásodás — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Hungarian: üzemzavar — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Irish: cliseadh — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Italian: avaria — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Italian: collasso — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Italian: guasto — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Japanese: 故障 (koshō) — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Korean: 고장 (gojang) — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Marathi: विभंग (vibhaṅga) — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Norwegian Bokmål: havari — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Norwegian Nynorsk: havari — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Polish: awaria — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Portuguese: avaria — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Russian: ава́рия (avárija) — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Russian: поло́мка (polómka) — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Russian: поврежде́ние (povreždénije) — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Slovak: havária — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Slovak: porucha — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Spanish: avería — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Spanish: descompostura — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Spanish: pana — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Spanish: panne — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Swedish: haveri — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Tagalog: aberya — failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature
• Finnish: läpilyönti — sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage; an instance of this; minimum voltage at which this occurs
• Japanese: 降伏現象 (kōfukugenshō) — sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage; an instance of this; minimum voltage at which this occurs
• Arabic: تَوَزُّع (tawazzuʕ) — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Bulgarian: анализ (analiz) — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Bulgarian: разчленяване (razčlenjavane) — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Catalan: desglossament — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Chinese Mandarin: 分解 (fēnjiě) — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Dutch: opdeling — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Dutch: opsplitsing — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Dutch: uitsplitsing — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Finnish: erittely — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• French: détail — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• German: Aufschlüsselung — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Greek: ανάλυση (análysi) — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Greek: διαίρεση (diaíresi) — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Greek: ταξινόμηση (taxinómisi) — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Hungarian: bontás — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Italian: analisi — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Italian: dettaglio — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Japanese: 内訳 (uchiwake) — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Persian: ریز اقلام (riz-e aqlâm) — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Russian: ана́лиз (análiz) — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Russian: расчлене́ние (rasčlenénije) — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Russian: разби́вка (razbívka) — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Russian: разбо́р (razbór) — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Russian: разбо́рка (razbórka) — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Spanish: desglose — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Spanish: disección — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Swedish: nedbrytning — detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this
• Bulgarian: разкъсване (razkǎsvane) — breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this
• Dutch: afbraak — breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this
• Dutch: openbreking — breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this
• Finnish: hajottaminen — breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this
• French: dégradation — breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this
• Hungarian: lebontás — breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this
• Norwegian Bokmål: nedbrytning — breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this
• Norwegian Bokmål: nedbryting — breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this
• Norwegian Nynorsk: nedbryting — breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this
• Portuguese: quebra — breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this
• Portuguese: decomposição — breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this
• Russian: расщепле́ние (rasščeplénije) — breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this
• Russian: разложе́ние (razložénije) — breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this
• Finnish: erittely — detailed description of a forthcoming project or screenplay which identifies all the required elements
• Finnish: hajoaminen — failure in a relationship; failure or loss of organization in a system
• Finnish: kunnon romahtaminen — (sudden) worsening of physical health; an instance of this
• Bulgarian: кола́пс (koláps) — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Dutch: ineenstorting — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Dutch: instorting — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Dutch: inzakking — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Dutch: inzinking — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Dutch: zenuwinstorting — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Finnish: murtuminen — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Finnish: romahdus — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• French: crise de nerfs — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• French: crise nerveuse — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• German: Nervenzusammenbruch — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Greek: κατάρρευση (katárrefsi) — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Greek: κλονισμός (klonismós) — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Hebrew: התמוטטות (hitmotetut) — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Hungarian: idegösszeomlás — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Hungarian: ideg-összeroppanás — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Hungarian: kiborulás — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Hungarian: összeomlás — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Hungarian: összeroppanás — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Irish: cliseadh — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Portuguese: colapso — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Russian: колла́пс (kolláps) — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Russian: нервный срыв (nervnyj sryv) — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Russian: расстро́йство (rasstrójstvo) — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Swedish: sammanbrott — (sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this
• Finnish: jalkavamma — injury to a horse’s leg causing lameness; an instance of this
• Finnish: pelkkaus — act of splitting logs of wood using a large saw in a sawmill; the saw used; the building in which the process is carried out
• Finnish: breikki — part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down
• Finnish: välisoitto — part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down
• Marathi: ब्रेकडाउन (brekḍāun) — part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down
• Russian: брейк (brejk) — part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down
• Finnish: breakdown-tanssi — shuffling dance common among African-Americans from the Southern United States
• Russian: брейк (brejk) — shuffling dance common among African-Americans from the Southern United States
• Finnish: breikki — piece of music played for such a dance, especially a rapid bluegrass tune featuring a five-string banjo
• Russian: брейк (brejk) — piece of music played for such a dance, especially a rapid bluegrass tune featuring a five-string banjo