Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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breakdown | Yes | No | No | No |
prostration | Yes | No | No | No |
breakdown (noun) | prostration (noun) |
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the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue | the act of assuming a prostrate position |
an analysis into mutually exclusive categories | abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body |
a cessation of normal operation | an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion |
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action | |
(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 |