What does breakdown mean in crosswords?

breakdown means: the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

Which crossword clues can have breakdown as the answer?

Possible clues for breakdown include "Mechanical failure", "System failure".

breakdown is also used as a crossword clue. The answer is often decomposition, 13 letters.

Word entry · 9 letters

Best crossword clue

"Mechanical failure"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɹeɪkdaʊn/Part of speech nounSorted abdeknorwStarts with BEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word

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Is this your crossword clue?

"breakdown" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often decomposition (13 letters).

Deverbal from break down.

“Whenever he was behind the wheel, he would panic at the first sign of a breakdown.”
“He declared that these drastic steps would undoubtedly inconvenience a good many people, but the alternative was bankruptcy of the Ulster Transport Authority and the breakdown of public transport services.”
“We saw a breakdown by the side of the road.”

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01“Mechanical failure”9 letters

02“System failure”9 letters

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