breakdown
Analysis of parts
Breakdown is a failure or collapse—of machinery, negotiations, relationships, or mental health.
A car has a breakdown when it stops working; a person has a breakdown when stress overwhelms them.
Breakdown also means analysis by components: a breakdown of costs, a breakdown of the vote by demographic.
In compounds, it becomes break down: Let me break down the numbers for you.
Failure to operate properly
- faultImperfection or blame
- glitchMinor system fault
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
- failureLack of success
stall · seize · overheat · jam · repair · service · maintenance · troubleshoot
Abnormal or unhealthy operation
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- haltComplete sudden stop
stoppage · outage · crash · error · bug · network · server · grid
Sudden structural failure
- crumbleFragment gradually
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- erosionGradual wearing away
- decayGradual organic breakdown
disintegration · subsidence · cave-in · failure · weakening · fatigue · fracture · instability
Catastrophic loss of control
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- depressionProlonged low state
grief · overwhelm · panic · stress · burnout · collapse · exhaustion · tears
Facts for analysis
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- metricsStandards for assessment
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- statisticsCollected numerical information
insights · patterns · diagnostics · analytics · regression · correlation · variables · qualitative
Separate into parts
- disassembleSeparate into parts
- componentElement of a system
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- deconstructAnalyze by breaking down
strip · teardown · schematic · reassembly · step-by-step · instructions · diagram · reverse-engineering
malfunction
Failure to operate properly
failure · stall · seize · overheat · jam · repair · service · maintenance · troubleshoot · fix
dysfunction
Abnormal or unhealthy operation
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- interruptionBreak in continuity
halt · stoppage · outage · crash · error · bug · network · server · grid · power
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- crumbleFragment gradually
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- erosionGradual wearing away
decay · disintegration · subsidence · cave-in · failure · weakening · fatigue · fracture · instability · degradation
meltdown
Catastrophic loss of control
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
depression · grief · overwhelm · panic · stress · burnout · collapse · exhaustion · tears · snapping
data
Facts for analysis
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- metricsStandards for assessment
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
statistics · insights · patterns · diagnostics · analytics · regression · correlation · variables · qualitative · quantitative
dismantle
Separate into parts
- disassembleSeparate into parts
- componentElement of a system
- partsIndividual elements of whole
deconstruct · strip · teardown · schematic · reassembly · step-by-step · instructions · diagram · reverse-engineering
- compound wordsbookmark, sunlight, breakup, snowflake, checkout
- digestionstomach acid, swallowing, digesting, chewing, digestion
- errorserror, mistake, blunder, blunders, fault
- illnessdisease, sickness, illness, ailment, disorder
- breakbreakaway, breakthrough, breakup, heartbreak, jailbreak
- burnoutburned out, burnt out, burn out, burning out, burnout
breakdownfunctioning
Working as intended
working order · reliability · uptime · functionality · operation
breakdowncomposure
Emotional self-control
self-possession · stability · serenity · calmness · equanimity
breakdownsynthesis
Combining parts into whole
integration · unification · consolidation · combination · amalgamation
- nervous breakdownAcute mental health crisis