Breakdown and Debris

Breakdown

Breakdown noun - A mental or nervous collapse.

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Debris and breakdown are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Debris" instead a noun "Breakdown".

Nearby Words: break, breaking, breakup, breakout, breakage

Debris noun - Discarded or useless material.

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Breakdown and debris are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breakdown" instead a noun "Debris".

small	small breakdown	small debris
real	real breakdown	real debris
massive	massive breakdown	massive debris
little	little breakdown	little debris
Other adjectives: inevitable, impending, resulting, ensuing.

Prior, from The Regeneration Trilogy, has a breakdown after his trench gets hit by a shell, and he picks up one of his men's disembodied eyeballs while cleaning up the debris.

Source: Eye Scream / Literature

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