Breakdown

• Breakdown (vehicle), failure of a motor vehicle in such a way that it cannot be operated • Chemical decomposition, also called chemical breakdown, the breakdown of a substance into simpler components • Decomposition, the process by which tissues of a dead organism break down into simpler forms of matter • Drop set, also called a breakdown, a bodybuilding and weight training technique • Electrical breakdown, the failure of an electric circuit or a rapid reduction in the resistance of an electrical insulator that can lead to a spark • Mental breakdown, an acute, time-limited phase of exhibiting symptoms of a specific disorder, most commonly, depression and anxiety • Script breakdown, a step in the production of a play, film, or comic book ==Arts and media==

Comics and games • Breakdowns (comics), 1977 collection of comics by Art Spiegelman • Breakdown (Transformers), several fictional nervous and cowardly robot supervillain characters in the Transformers robot superhero franchise debuting in 1984 • Breakdown (comics), a 2004 comic written by Chuck Dixon, and drawn by Dave Ross, about Paragon, the world's first superhero • Breakdown (video game), a 2004 first-person action game for the Xbox, noted for unique gameplay mechanics and deeper method of storytelling Film and television • Breakdown (1952 film), a film noir starring Ann Richards • The Loveless, originally titled Breakdown, a 1981 outlaw biker film starring Willem Dafoe • Breakdown (1997 film), a thriller starring Kurt Russell • Breakdown: In Your House, a 1998 professional wrestling pay-per-view event • Breakdown (2016 film), a British thriller featuring a contract killer whose family is under threat • "Breakdown", a 2019 episode of The Good Doctor Music • Breakdown (music), an instrumental or percussion section or interlude during a song • Breakdown (band), a 1980s New York hardcore band Albums • Break Down (album), by South Korean boy band Super Junior M, 2013 • Break Down (EP), by South Korean Kim Hyun Joong of SS501, 2011 • Breakdown (Old & In the Way album), 1997 • Breakdown (Melissa Etheridge album), 1999 • Breakdown (Paulinho da Costa album), 1987 Songs • "Breakdown" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song), 1977 (later covered by Grace Jones in 1980) • "Breakdown" (Clock DVA song), 1983 • "Breakdown" (Fu-Schnickens song), 1994 • "Breakdown" (G-Eazy song), 2021 • "Breakdown" (Group 1 Crew song), 2010 • "Breakdown" (Jack Johnson song), 2005 • "Breakdown" (Mariah Carey song), 1998 • "Breakdown (Prince Song), 2014 • "Breakdown" (Queensrÿche song), 1999 • "Breakdown" (Seether song), 2008 • "Breakdown" (Tantric song), 2001 • "Breakdown", by The Alan Parsons Project from I Robot, 1977 • "Breakdown", by Black Gold, 2008 • "Breakdown", by Breaking Benjamin from We Are Not Alone, 2004 • "Breakdown", by Daughtry from Daughtry, 2006 • "Breakdown", by Girlschool from Demolition, 1980 • "Breakdown", by Gravity Kills from Superstarved, 2002 • "Breakdown", by Guns N' Roses from Use Your Illusion II, 1991 • "Breakdown", by J. Cole from Cole World: The Sideline Story, 2011 • "Breakdown", by Lacuna Coil from Delirium, 2016 • "Breakdown", by Meg & Dia from Cocoon, 2011 • "Breakdown", by Relient K from The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek, 2001 • "Breakdown", by Ryan Adams from Prisoner, 2017 • "Breakdown", by The Selecter from Subculture, 2015 • "Breakdown", by Suede from Suede, 1993 • "Breakdown", by You Me at Six from Truth Decay, 2023 • "The Breakdown", by Parliament, 1971 Other media • The Breakdown, a controversial 1926 painting about the Jazz Age • Break Down (Landy artwork), a 2001 artwork by Michael Landy • ''Breakdown: How America's Intelligence Failures Led to September 11'', a 2003 book by Bill Gertz • Breakdown, a 2016 novel by Jonathan Kellerman in the Alex Delaware series • The Breakdown, a 2017 novel by B.A. Paris == Other uses ==

• Breakdown (rugby union), the period of open play immediately after a tackle and before and during the ensuing ruck in Rugby Union • Lance Hoyt (born 1977), American professional wrestler who previously used the ring name Breakdown • Breakdown point, a measure the robustness of an estimator in robust statistics ==See also==