The difference between Breakdown and Degradation
When used as nouns, breakdown means a failure, particularly mechanical, whereas degradation means the act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing.
check bellow for the other definitions of Breakdown and Degradation
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Breakdown as a noun:
A failure, particularly mechanical; something that has failed
Examples:
"We saw a breakdown by the side of the road."
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Breakdown as a noun:
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability
Examples:
"After so much stress, he suffered a breakdown and simply gave up."
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Breakdown as a noun:
Listing, division or categorization in great detail
Examples:
"Looking at the breakdown of the budget, I see a few items we could cut."
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Breakdown as a noun (chemistry):
Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
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Breakdown as a noun:
A musical technique, by where the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, and can vary in heaviness depending on the genre.
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Breakdown as a noun (sports):
A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
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Breakdown as a noun (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.
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Breakdown as a noun (US, dated):
Any crude, noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
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Breakdown as a noun (US):
Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
Examples:
"'Foggy Mountain Breakdown'"
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Breakdown as a noun (music):
The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
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Degradation as a noun:
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
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Degradation as a noun:
The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
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Degradation as a noun:
Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.
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Degradation as a noun (geology):
A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.
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Degradation as a noun:
A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure.
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Degradation as a noun:
The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
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Degradation as a noun:
Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.
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Degradation as a noun:
The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind.