breakingdown
nounUK /ˌbreɪkɪŋˈdaʊn/
US /ˌbreɪkɪŋˈdaʊn/
A breakingdown is when something stops working or falls apart.
The old car had a breakingdown on the highway.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A breakingdown can mean someone feeling very sad and unable to cope.
After the bad news, she had a breakingdown and cried.
3. A breakingdown can mean explaining something step by step.
The teacher gave a breakingdown of the math problem.
4. A breakingdown can mean the parts of something being separated.
The breakingdown of the machine took two hours.