break down - Meaning in Gujarati

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break down - Meaning in Gujarati

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Definitions and Meaning of break down in English

break down verb

1. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

   Synonyms

   collapse

2. separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts

   Synonyms

   break up, decompose

3. stop operating or functioning

   Synonyms

   break, conk out, die, die, fail, give out, give way, go bad, go, go

   Examples

   • "her eyesight went after the accident"
   • "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"
   • "The car died on the road"
   • "The coffee maker broke"
   • "The engine failed on the way to town"
   • "The engine finally went"
4. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features

   Synonyms

   analyse, analyze, dissect, take apart

   Examples

   • "analyze a chemical compound"
   • "analyze a sentence"
   • "analyze a specimen"
5. make ineffective

   Synonyms

   crush

   Example

   • "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"
6. cause to fall or collapse
7. lose control of one's emotions

   Synonyms

   lose it, snap, snap

   Examples

   • "When her baby died, she snapped"
   • "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"
8. fall apart

   Synonyms

   collapse, crumble, crumple, tumble

   Examples

   • "Negotiations broke down"
   • "the building crumbled after the explosion"

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