Quick definitions from WordNet (break down)
▸ verb: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
▸ verb: make ineffective ("Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination")
▸ verb: cause to fall or collapse
▸ verb: lose control of one's emotions
▸ verb: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
▸ verb: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
▸ verb: fall apart
▸ verb: stop operating or functioning
▸ Also see break_downs
▸ Words similar to break down
▸ Usage examples for break down
▸ Words that often appear near break down
▸ Rhymes of break down
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▸ verb: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
▸ verb: make ineffective ("Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination")
▸ verb: cause to fall or collapse
▸ verb: lose control of one's emotions
▸ verb: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
▸ verb: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
▸ verb: fall apart
▸ verb: stop operating or functioning
▸ Also see break_downs
▸ Words similar to break down
▸ Usage examples for break down
▸ Words that often appear near break down
▸ Rhymes of break down
▸ Invented words related to break down