Breakdown

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Failure

Synonyms Malfunction, seizing up, conking out, failure, and crash.

Collapse

Synonyms Failure, disintegration, falling through, collapse, foundering, and fizzling ou.

Crack-up

Synonyms Nervous breakdown, crack-up, (mental) collapse, and breakdown.

 

Example Sentences

The car experienced a sudden breakdown.

She had an emotional breakdown yesterday.

The report showed a complete breakdown.

He caused a breakdown in communication.

The machine suffered a serious breakdown.