Fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down"
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collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
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separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
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stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
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make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"
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make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"
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cause to fall or collapse
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lose control of one''s emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped"
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fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down"
Usage Examples
People break down after a couple of hours. All the defenses go down, and there's a kind of communication that if I spent 20 years in a living room with one of these people, I would never, never know as much about them as I do in that one day.
Part of what Special Olympics is trying to do is break down stereotypes that still exist for people. There is still a lot of fear.
I think what I do differently from a lot of TV chefs is that I break down barriers and make fine food more accessible to the regular person, who might be intimidated. I try hard, particularly with wine, to make it not intimidating. It's sort of a teaching job.
If you do not accuse each other, God will not accuse you. If you have no accuser you will enter heaven. What many people call sin is not sin I do many things to break down superstition, and I will break it down.
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Other Usage ExamplesHumor can inform and break down stigma, which is a huge issue in the military.
With all due respect to lawyers, it's wonderful that you have this intricate knowledge. You break down words to the nth degree. And sometimes I find it rather disgusting. And it goes on and on.
Inanimate objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost.
In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.
I think there is a break down of trust generally, between people and politicians. I think that's come about for a whole variety of reasons.