breakdown
/ˈbreɪkdaʊn/ noun [C]Translation
ILLNESS ( also nervous breakdown) › a short period of mental illness when people are too ill to continue with their normal lives
zihinsel çöküntü, yıkım olma
to have a breakdown 597FAILURE › when something such as communication or a relationship fails or ends
bozulma, başarısızlığa uğrama, sonlandırma
a breakdown in the peace talks1852EXPLANATION › a short explanation of the details of something
detayların kısa dökümü, izahı, açıklaması
I need a breakdown of the costs involved.1156NOT WORKING › when a vehicle or machine stops working for a period of time
bozulma, arıza, çalışmama
1852(Definition of breakdown noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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