Breakdown
Breakdown noun - A mental or nervous collapse.
Dysfunction and breakdown are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dysfunction" instead a noun "Breakdown".
Dysfunction
Dysfunction noun - (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group.
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Breakdown and dysfunction are semantically related. You can use "Breakdown" instead a noun "Dysfunction".
Nearby Word: dysfunctional
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Dysfunction Junction: Well, Satsuki fails to notice Tomoya's trauma to the point that the kid has a breakdown where he killed another boy, while Kazuhiko is an absent husband and father.
Source: Series / Aishiteru - Parodied in the movie A Mighty Wind, where folk music duo Mitch & Mickey broke up in a particularly messy romantic dysfunction, and Mitch proceeded to release several solo albums with titles and cover art demonstrating an increasingly absurd degree of emotional breakdown.
Source: Creator Breakdown / Film
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