Meaning : The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue.
Example :
The social dislocations resulting from government policies.
His warning came after the breakdown of talks in London.
Synonyms : dislocation
Meaning : A mental or physical breakdown.
Synonyms : crack-up
Meaning : (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action.
Synonyms : decomposition, putrefaction, rot, rotting
Meaning : A cessation of normal operation.
Example :
There was a power breakdown.
Synonyms : equipment failure
Meaning : An analysis into mutually exclusive categories.
Synonyms : partitioning