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verb • consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning • break down into components or essential features • make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features • subject to psychoanalytic treatment | ||||||||
| 90% | 6 | A violation or infraction of a law or rule | ||||||
noun • a failure to perform some promised act or obligation • an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) verb • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • make an opening or gap in | ||||||||
| 90% | 8 | Sudden failure or breakdown | ||||||
noun • an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion • a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in • the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink • a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) verb • break down, literally or metaphorically • collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack • fold or close up • fall apart • cause to burst • suffer a nervous breakdown • lose significance, effectiveness, or value | ||||||||
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