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