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noun
A cessation of normal operation.
synonym: breakdown.
is a specific kind of: failure.
is a broader term that covers: brake failure | engine failure | dud, misfire | outage | power failure, power outage | fault.
derivation: break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad.
Polish: uszkodzenie, awaria
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