Breakdown and Separate

Breakdown

Breakdown noun - A mental or nervous collapse.

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

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

Separate

Separate verb - To set or force apart.

Breakdown and separate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breakdown" instead a verb "Separate".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / The Wire Sleeping Single: As part of the Daniels' marital breakdown, by the end of season 2 they're in separate bedrooms.
  • That Man Is Dead Happened to Avengers member Hank Pym, though in his case, it was a little more complicated, as the person claiming Pym was dead was an actual separate personality cultivated by his mental breakdown.
  • Video Game / Star Wars: Republic Commando Phlebotinum Breakdown: Your communications with 01/425 are subject to interference by jamming devices on two separate occasions, followed by your squad finding it and taking it out of commission to restore communications.
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