Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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breakdown | Yes | No | No | No |
analysis | Yes | No | No | No |
breakdown (noun) | analysis (noun) |
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the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue | an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole |
an analysis into mutually exclusive categories | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud |
a cessation of normal operation | the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations |
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action | a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation |
(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance | a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed |
a mental or physical breakdown | the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father' |