complete breakdown

Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words

a total failure of a system, relationship, or negotiation

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Examples (20)

  • The lack of communication led to a complete breakdown of their marriage.
  • After months of intense pressure, he was on the verge of a complete breakdown.
  • Negotiations ended in a complete breakdown after neither side would compromise.
  • She suffered a complete breakdown following the loss of her job and home.
  • We are witnessing a complete breakdown of social order in the region.
  • The constant stress had led him to a complete breakdown from which it took years to recover.
  • After months of intense pressure, he suffered a complete breakdown and had to take time off work.
  • If you don't take a vacation, you risk having a complete breakdown.
  • The supply chain experienced a complete breakdown, causing severe shortages.
  • The witness's testimony was so harrowing that she seemed to be heading for a complete breakdown on the stand.
  • The scandal resulted in a complete breakdown of public trust in the institution.
  • His inability to sleep and constant anxiety were clear signs of an impending complete breakdown.
  • If we don't fix this, we risk a complete breakdown of the entire network.
  • The therapist warned that without immediate intervention, the patient might experience a complete breakdown.
  • There was a complete breakdown in discipline among the troops.
  • It was a long road to recovery after her complete breakdown, but she is much stronger now.
  • The engine suffered a complete breakdown halfway through the race.
  • Following the traumatic event, the soldier experienced a complete breakdown and was diagnosed with severe PTSD.
  • Historians argue that the event marked the complete breakdown of the old political system.
  • He had a complete breakdown and had to be hospitalized for several weeks.