Synonyms: dislocation, breakdown
Definition: the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
Usage: the social dislocations resulting from government policies; his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London
Similar words: disruption, perturbation
Definition: the act of causing disorder
Synonyms: partitioning, breakdown
Definition: an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
Similar words: analysis, analytic thinking
Definition: the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
Synonyms: equipment failure, breakdown
Definition: a cessation of normal operation
Usage: there was a power breakdown
Similar words: failure
Definition: an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
Usage: the surprise party was a complete failure
Definition: a mental or physical breakdown
Similar words: collapse, prostration
Definition: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
Usage: the commander's prostration demoralized his men