broke down
Ceased to function
Broke down is the past tense of break down.
A machine or vehicle that breaks down stops working: The car broke down on the highway.
A person who breaks down loses emotional control: She broke down crying when she heard the news.
To break something down is to divide it into parts for analysis: He broke down the budget line by line.
Negotiations or systems that break down fail or collapse entirely.
Broke into particles
- fell apartBroke into components
- caved inCollapsed or capitulated
- gave wayFailed to hold
- disintegratedBroke into parts
toppled · buckled · imploded · demolished · ruins · rubble · debris · wreckage
Wept or shouted
- sobbedWept audibly and convulsively
- weptCried audibly
- tearsViolent pulls apart
- lost itSuddenly gave way emotionally
fell apart · overwhelmed · distraught · inconsolable · grief-stricken · hysterical · cracked · snapped
Stopped unexpectedly
- failedDid not succeed
- conked outCeased to function suddenly
- gave outDistributed or failed
- quitCease doing something
died · kaput · busted · inoperative · defective · faulty · glitch · crash
Cut open for examination
- deconstructedBroken down systematically
- itemizedListed separately, point-by-point
- categorizedGrouped by shared traits
- segmentedDivided into sections
parsed · outlined · explained · simplified · step-by-step · components · elements · sections
Defeated or mastered
- penetratedPassed into or through
- breachedBroke past a barrier
- dissolvedDispersed into solvent
- shatteredBroken into fragments
dismantled · eroded · challenged · confronted · resistance · obstacles · walls · defenses
Stopped resisting, softened
- capitulatedCeased resistance, conceded
- yieldedGave way or produced
- concededAdmitted defeat formally
- cavedSurrendered after resistance
gave in · surrendered · acquiesced · compromised · softened · persistence · pressure · demands
crumbled
Broke into particles
- fell apartBroke into components
- caved inCollapsed or capitulated
- gave wayFailed to hold
disintegrated · toppled · buckled · imploded · demolished · ruins · rubble · debris · wreckage · structural failure
cried
Wept or shouted
lost it · fell apart · overwhelmed · distraught · inconsolable · grief-stricken · hysterical · cracked · snapped · meltdown
stalled
Stopped unexpectedly
- failedDid not succeed
- conked outCeased to function suddenly
- gave outDistributed or failed
quit · died · kaput · busted · inoperative · defective · faulty · glitch · crash · freeze
dissected
Cut open for examination
- deconstructedBroken down systematically
- itemizedListed separately, point-by-point
- categorizedGrouped by shared traits
segmented · parsed · outlined · explained · simplified · step-by-step · components · elements · sections · detailed
overcame
Defeated or mastered
- penetratedPassed into or through
- breachedBroke past a barrier
- dissolvedDispersed into solvent
shattered · dismantled · eroded · challenged · confronted · resistance · obstacles · walls · defenses · boundaries
relented
Stopped resisting, softened
- capitulatedCeased resistance, conceded
- yieldedGave way or produced
- concededAdmitted defeat formally
caved · gave in · surrendered · acquiesced · compromised · softened · persistence · pressure · demands · resistance
- lost controllost control, lost it, snapped, went crazy, went nuts
- took apartdismantled, disassembled, unscrewed, unbolted, deconstructed
- fell apartcrumbled, shattered, collapsed, disintegrated, went to pieces
- malfunction termscrashed, failed, froze, glitched, jammed
broke downworked
Performed labor or tasks
functioned · operated · started up · held up · performed
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