A failure, particularly mechanical; something that has failed
We saw a breakdown by the side of the road.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability
After so much stress, he suffered a breakdown and simply gave up.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail
Looking at the breakdown of the budget, I see a few items we could cut.
A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in Southern United States African American music.
Any crude, noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
"Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.