Plural of breakdown
regular plural
The plural of breakdown is breakdowns.
Forms of breakdown
| Singular | breakdown /ˈbɹeɪkdaʊn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | breakdowns |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Breakdowns in a sentence
- When players appeal to the referee, as they so often do, for penalties at breakdowns when the supposed offender is being deliberately pinned down by their own teammates, they should understand they do their sport a small but significant disservice.2019 January 2, Robert Kitson, “This must not be the year when rugby union trashes its finest qualities”, in The Guardian, archived from...
- High-pressure situations can lead to nervous breakdowns.From the entry high-pressure
- Most people know very less about non-depressive mental breakdowns influenced by heavy stress.2005, Peter D. Kaufman, from Charlie Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack, The Donning Company Publishers, page 335. From the entry pavlovian
- Yu-Gi-Tubers provide a constant stream of Yu-Gi-Oh! content, including analysis of new cards and archetypes, combo tutorials, and banlist breakdowns.2022 September 11, Drew Heckman, “Why Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Fan-Made Community Is an Essential Resource for New Players”, in CBR, archived from the…. From the entry Yugituber
- There's been a series of recurring Mass rapid transit (MRT) train breakdowns in Singapore that led to delays for commuters.2017 August 18, Dennis Heng, “Improvement of MRT train travel chit expediting processes”, in LinkedIn, retrieved 05 Apr 2025. From the entry chit
Meaning of breakdown
- noun A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.
- noun The sudden (and usually damaging) transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator; (countable) an instance of this; also, the minimum voltage at which this occurs.
- noun Something, such as a vehicle, that has experienced a mechanical failure.
Questions about the plural of breakdown
- What is the plural of breakdown?
- The plural of breakdown is breakdowns.
- Is breakdown countable?
- Breakdown is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: breakdown (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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