Antonyms for breakdown

Grammar : Noun

Spell : breyk-doun

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn

mental health

Definition of breakdown

Origin : "a collapse," 1832, from break (v.) + down (adv.). The verbal phrase is attested from late 14c. The noun, specifically of machinery, is from 1838; meaning "an analysis in detail" is from 1936. Nervous breakdown is from 1905.

noun nervous collapse
noun account of finances or other business

Example sentences :

But the instant Arnold repairs the breakdown, your little experiment is over!
Extract from : « We're Friends, Now » by Henry Hasse

In this Cadell was excellent, and we rarely had a breakdown.
Extract from : « The Doings of the Fifteenth Infantry Brigade » by Edward Lord Gleichen

"We've had a breakdown," remarked Andy, and he seemed quite humiliated.
Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Motor-boat » by Victor Appleton

This breakdown of the individuality of the phantom voices is very characteristic.
Extract from : « The Shadow World » by Hamlin Garland

"You'll have to have your breakdown rather closer to the house than we thought," he said.
Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest

There's a breakdown gang doing its level best to get us clear.
Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan

Well, was not the breakdown of the train a sign that his best was not God's best?
Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan

The breakdown of civilization beyond the Channel was almost complete.
Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore

He described the breakdown of the motor in the vaguest terms.
Extract from : « Lady Bountiful » by George A. Birmingham

Many have argued that the breakdown of the traditional family was inevitable.
Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

Synonyms for breakdown

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