breakdowns

noun

plural of breakdown
1
as in anxieties
a mental or nervous collapse if you don't ease your workload, you're going to have a breakdown

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2
as in analyses
the separation and identification of the parts of a whole the boss wanted a detailed breakdown of the sales figures

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Recent Examples of breakdowns Home warranty alternatives A home warranty is not your only option to cover unexpected appliance and home system breakdowns. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Past examples include Kyle Hamilton making three interceptions in his first practice and breakdowns of where Manti Te’o fit into the depth chart on opening day. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The platform also highlights high-growth stocks and offers sector-level performance breakdowns for anyone tracking broader market trends. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026 Coverage breakdowns led to big plays, including a touchdown by Georgia Tech transfer Bailey Stockton. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 There were some wince-worthy coverage breakdowns for the Chargers pass defense, and particularly at corner. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Compounding those stumbles have been frequent defensive breakdowns. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 Orbital data centers would face launch failures, radiation, hardware breakdowns, heat-management challenges and the growing risk of collisions and space debris. — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 Beyond mechanical breakdowns, Golden says the couple also had to learn how to keep their bodies going through months of long days in the saddle. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakdowns
  1. nervous breakdowns
  2. analyses
  3. disturbances
  4. inspections
  5. investigations
Noun
  • Some people in Caracas and surrounding areas suffered nervous breakdowns following the events of Wednesday afternoon, compounded by warnings that their homes might collapse.
    — Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Definition of nervous breakdowns
Noun
  • The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, or OIRA, doesn’t require that agencies perform cost-benefit analyses of regulations imposed on individuals.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The study combined technological, petrographic, and geochemical analyses of pottery fragments recovered from a kiln at Qurayyah.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of analyses
Noun
  • The smallest robot was the most agile of the three, and the largest one was the best at maintaining its trajectory when faced with disturbances meant to throw it off course.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In response to the disturbances, The Rotunda increased security at the space.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbances
Noun
  • In a blog post on Wednesday, Gates called for a new international organization to manage AI, drawing on elements from a nuclear inspections regime, international aviation regulations and ozone layer protection agreements.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
  • These agencies could be modeled on certain existing systems, such as the global inspections regime for nuclear weapons, regulations for international aviation and agreements that protect the ozone layer.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspections
Noun
  • The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists.
    — Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • One of the defining conflicts of his early presidency was with Attorney General Porras, whose Public Ministry had pursued investigations against Semilla before and after the 2023 election.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
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“Breakdowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakdowns. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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