breakdown vs collapse

collapse vs breakdown

breakdown and collapse both are nouns.

breakdown is not a verb while collapse is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
breakdown	Yes	No	No	No
collapse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, collapse is a hypernym of breakdown; that is, collapse is a word with a broader meaning than breakdown:

breakdown: a mental or physical breakdown
collapse: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

Other hypernyms of breakdown include prostration.

breakdown (noun)	collapse (noun)
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue	the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink
an analysis into mutually exclusive categories	a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
a cessation of normal operation	a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action	an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
a mental or physical breakdown

breakdown (verb)	collapse (verb)
	collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
	lose significance, effectiveness, or value
	suffer a nervous breakdown
	break down, literally or metaphorically
	fold or close up
	fall apart
	cause to burst

Difference between breakdown and collapse

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