Main entry: 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
Main entry: partitioning, breakdown
Definition: an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
Main entry: equipment failure, breakdown
Definition: a cessation of normal operation
Usage: there was a power breakdown
Main entry: breakdown, crack-up
Definition: a mental or physical breakdown