Breakdown may refer to:
Breaking down 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
Broken Down (disambiguation) Breaking Down (disambiguation) Breaking Dawn (disambiguation)