breakdowns Meaning & Definition
Phonetic codes: B R EY1 K D AW0 N Z
What Does Breakdowns Mean?
Breakdowns is used as a noun meaning plural of breakdown.
Breakdowns Definition (Noun)
- plural of breakdown
Noun
- A failure, particularly mechanical; something that has failed
We saw a breakdown by the side of the road.
- A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability
After so much stress, he suffered a breakdown and simply gave up.
- Listing, division or categorization in great detail
Looking at the breakdown of the budget, I see a few items we could cut.
- A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
- Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
- A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
- A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
- A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in Southern United States African American music.
- Any crude, noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
- Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
"Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
- The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
Synonyms of Breakdowns
Breakdowns synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Breakdowns
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Breakdowns in a Sentence
We saw a breakdown by the side of the road.
After so much stress, he suffered a breakdown and simply gave up.
Looking at the breakdown of the budget, I see a few items we could cut.
"Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
Word Forms & Grammar
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