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dud vs breakdown

breakdown vs dud

dud and breakdown both are nouns.

dud is an adjective but breakdown is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dud Yes Yes No No
breakdown Yes No No No
As nouns, breakdown is a hypernym of dud; that is, breakdown is a word with a broader meaning than dud:
  • dud: an explosion that fails to occur
  • breakdown: a cessation of normal operation
Other hypernyms of dud include equipment failure.
dud (noun) breakdown (noun)
an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
an explosion that fails to occur an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
someone who is unsuccessful a cessation of normal operation
(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
dud (adjective) breakdown (adjective)
failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive
Difference between dud and breakdown

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