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Sudden Breakdown Crossword Clue

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99%8Exact Match!
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

36%9 A sudden loss of motor skills
noun

• the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

• a mental or physical breakdown

• (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

• a cessation of normal operation

• an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

• (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

32%6Sudden breakdown or malfunction
adjective

• Haywire, amiss.

interjection

• Exclamation representing an explosion or abrupt occurrence.

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