query | If you have a b________, you become very depressed, so that you are unable to cope with your life.If you have a breakdown, you become very depressed, so that you are unable to cope with your life. Obviously we were under a lot of stress. And I basically had a breakdown. They often seem depressed and close to emotional breakdown. |
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word | breakdown |
full-definition | noun The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending . ...the breakdown of talks between the U.S. and E.U. officials. ...the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage. He argues that the breakdown in the legal system has spawned a black market. If you have a breakdown, you become very depressed, so that you are unable to cope with your life. Obviously we were under a lot of stress. And I basically had a breakdown. They often seem depressed and close to emotional breakdown. If a car or a piece of machinery has a breakdown, it stops working. Her old car was unreliable, so the trip was plagued by breakdowns. If you stop on the hard shoulder, wait for the police or breakdown service. A breakdown of something is a list of its separate parts. The organisers were given a breakdown of the costs. |
inflections | breakdownscrackup |
cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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