The phrase "a dramatic breakdown" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant or intense failure, collapse, or emotional crisis in various contexts, such as personal experiences, narratives, or analyses.
Example: "After months of stress at work, she finally experienced a dramatic breakdown, leaving her unable to function for days."
Alternatives: "a severe collapse" or "an emotional crisis."
The match, in retrospect, was like one extended metaphor for the arc of Williams's career: She started off strong, then faltered for a while before succumbing to a dramatic breakdown in play.
He found fame of a different sort in 1995, when Stephen Fry absconded from the set of his two-hander, Cell Mates, after suffering a dramatic breakdown a few days into the run.
The poverty, chronic housing shortage, and government compliance with many of the invasiones, combined with a dramatic breakdown in law enforcement and security, had created a dystopian atmosphere in Caracas — with the Tower of David as the most visible symbol of Venezuela's mess.
Whether synchronic or diachronic, these arguments reveal a dramatic breakdown of instrumental, means-ends reasoning.
That has been the pattern all month: every dramatic breakdown followed by a brief silence and then a surprising resumption of talks.
The sudden dramatic breakdown of power that ushers in revolutions reveals in a flash how civil obedience--to laws, to rulers, to institutions--is but the outward manifestation of support & consent".
Global macro issues have once again taken center stage with the dramatic breakdown of the U.S. dollar over the past several days.
On its outlook, the company said: "Our scenario for 2009 remains that current consumption patterns in our key emerging and developed markets will continue over the balance of the year, with no significant improvement or dramatic breakdown".
Although the Marlins have a history of dramatic breakdown-buildup cycles in their history, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN believes this dismantling of the roster is not the same.
Dramatic breakdowns in corporate governance, with too many firms acting recklessly and taking on too much risk.
After she began doing imitations of her classmates at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan -- including "girls that could have the most incredible dramatic breakdowns in the class, and they could do it for like, an hour -- one of them suggested she try out for the Gotham City Improv comedy troupe,where, she said, "I realized you can sort of comment on all that hideous seriousness".
