Synonyms for Break Down (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (fall apart):
collapse, crumble, crumple, tumble
WordNet sense 2 (lose control of one's emotions):
snap, lose it
WordNet sense 3 (make ineffective):
crush
WordNet sense 4 (make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features):
analyze, dissect, analyse, take apart
WordNet sense 5 (stop operating or functioning):
break, die, fail, go, give way, conk out, give out, go bad
WordNet sense 6 (separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts):
decompose, break up
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