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Pronounce Breakdown as B R EH AH K D OW W N.

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    Breakdown phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'breakdown'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of breakdown: /brɛækdoʊwn/
    • Modern IPA representation of breakdown: /brɛækdɒwn/

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    List of meaning for breakdown

    dislocation, breakdown(noun)

    the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

    "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"

    breakdown, crack-up(noun)

    a mental or physical breakdown

    breakdown, equipment failure(noun)

    a cessation of normal operation

    "there was a power breakdown"

    breakdown, partitioning(noun)

    an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

    a mental or nervous collapse

    if you don't ease your workload, you're going to have a breakdown

    the process by which dead organic matter separates into simpler substances

    the breakdown of the body was arrested by the embalming process

    the separation and identification of the parts of a whole

    the boss wanted a detailed breakdown of the sales figures

    to arrange or assign according to type

    when presented with the pile of files, the first thing he did was to break them down by month, order within the month, and region

    to go through decomposition

    the enamel of a human tooth will begin to break down when exposed to sugar for too long

    to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships

    if we break the problem down into what appear to be three aspects of it, we'll have a better chance of solving it

    to stop functioning

    the computer finally broke down and had to be replaced

    to yield to mental or emotional stress

    began to break down when he realized that he was on the verge of bankruptcy

    to take apart

    the crew was breaking down the party tent when we arrived

    to cause to break with violence and much noise

    firefighters had to break down the wall to rescue the kitten

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    breakdown in sentence

    1. The ostensible cause of the breakdown seems to be that someone has tampered with the gas tank.

    2. After suffering a nervous breakdown due to work-related stress, I decided to temporarily dissociate from work by taking an extended vacation without my cell phone or laptop.

    3. It was unfortunate that the family’s van would breakdown smack dab in the middle of nowhere.

    4. After finding out that her husband was having an affair, the upset wife had a nervous breakdown and ended up in the mental hospital.

    5. The man’s nervous breakdown and the period of mental illness that followed was brought on by years of untreated depression.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term breakdown

    While you can never be certain, (charts) suggests this is not going to be a false break. The latest breakdown follows failure at the 200-day moving average a couple of weeks ago.

    – Ric Spooner

    There's a cultural problem in the African-American community that is leading to this. The entitlement mentality, you're a victim. It's OK to hate women, beat up women. It's OK to hate gays. All this, we're just sort of feeding this to people who are very lost because of the breakdown of society to begin with.

    – Republican Rep. Jason Lewis

    The breakdown of society will force the building of a new model--emulating the Jewish people in Babylon 3500 years ago.

    – Dr. Michael Laitman

    The breakdown of the system for counting votes is a scandalous occurrence, an embarrassment, It is the peak of insanity to demand that the president take actions that would lead to a repeat of the vote.

    – President Bronislaw Komorowski

    Really, there are so many things we can talk about, not in the immediate aftermath but over time. The breakdown of the family structure, lack of fathers, lack of sort of a moral code in our society.

    – Rand Paul

    Following the breakdown of its M&A prospects, the organic route to 'safety' for Oi looks increasingly tricky and the prospect of debt restructuring more likely.

    – Richard Dineen

    Going forward, it's very important not to have a breakdown in trade talks. And earnings reports need to continue to come in as they have been - a little better than expectations.

    – Tom Martin

    You can hear her fear, desperation and even breakdown in the audio clip, as her friends, we feel her pain and helplessness.

    – Hu Jia

    You get clear feedback in layman's terms and insight into the nutritional value of what you're eating. The information you receive from MyFitnessPal is great— they present your caloric breakdown in an easy-to-understand pie chart— but you don't always understand what it all means.

    – Janice Chou

    It has been widely reported by the media that most of the people in the caravan are coming to United States for economic reasons, and that is not grounds for political asylum, there are countless failing countries across the globe where there is a breakdown of civil society, which is obviously a very serious issue, but it is not political persecution.

    – Omar Jadwat

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