Breakdown

A cessation of functioning, psychological state, or separation into elements.

collapse failure upset disintegration

Breakdown can refer to a cessation of functioning, or a psychological state of emotional distress. It also describes the process of separating something into its constituent elements.

/ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn/

From break down, to reduce to simpler elements or cease functioning.

failure collapse upset disintegration reversion

success stability

process failure condition

nervous breakdown mechanical breakdown system breakdown

physical state process