a breaking down, wearing out, or sudden loss of ability to function efficiently, as of a machine.

a loss of mental or physical health; collapse. Compare nervous breakdown .

an analysis or classification of something; division into parts, categories, processes, etc.

Chemistry .

decomposition.

analysis ( def. 7 ) .

Electricity . an electric discharge passing through faulty insulation or other material used to separate circuits or passing between electrodes in a vacuum or gas-filled tube.

a noisy, lively folk dance.

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mental health

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basket case * , crackup * , disintegration , disruption , failure , mishap , nervous prostration , neurasthenia , neurosis , psychasthenia , analysis , categorization , classification , detailed list , diagnosis , dissection , itemization , resolution , outage , crash , debacle , smash , smashup , wreck , collapse , anatomy , decomposition , deterioration , putrefaction , putrescence , putridness , rot , rottenness , spoilage , downfall , nervous