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What is the noun for breakup?

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breakdown
  1. A failure, particularly mechanical; something that has failed
  2. A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability
  3. Listing, division or categorization in great detail
  4. (chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
  5. A musical technique, by where the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, and can vary in heaviness depending on the genre.
  6. (sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
  7. (US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in Southern United States African American music.
  8. (US, dated) Any crude, noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
  9. (US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
  10. (music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
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  12. Examples:
    1. “These are extraordinarily important processes where a breakdown of the computer system is out of the question even for a fraction of a second.”
      “A breakdown of the data by years revealed that this effect was statistically significant in only one of the years.”
      “Unfortunately, I don't have the time to do a detailed breakdown of the men into regiments at the moment.”
breakup
  1. The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.
  2. The termination of a friendship, or a romantic relationship.
  3. A loss of emotional control; a breakdown.
  4. (Alaska) Spring.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “The water expands upon freezing and thus exerts sufficient pressure in the crevices of the rock's surface to cause a breakup of the structure.”
      “There was a total breakdown of negotiation and a suspension of work that some feared would lead to the breakup of the organization.”
      “Tony is dealing with his recent breakup after a four-year relationship with Tania.”
breakdowns
  1. plural of breakdown
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Victims are often left with lasting psychological damage that can include panic attacks and nervous breakdowns.”
      “Physical exhaustion contributes to errors of judgement, just as machine fatigue contributes to breakdowns and malfunctions.”
      “The influence of Sonic Youth is also detectable in the song's abrupt, unexpected breakdowns.”
breakups
  1. plural of breakup
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Your romances, your breakups, your happy times, your good times are known by everyone.”
      “However, existing evidence suggests that family breakups, onset of estrus, and breeding opportunities are linked.”
      “These people have stuck by me through my highs and lows, my breakups and breakouts, my good hair days and bad hair days.”
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