major episode

Frequency: 7.09.5 per million words

A very important or serious event.

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Examples (10)

  • After his diagnosis, he experienced his first major depressive episode.
  • The new medication is designed to prevent another major psychotic episode.
  • Losing his job triggered a major episode of anxiety.
  • The Cuban Missile Crisis is considered a major episode in Cold War history.
  • Therapy helped her understand the causes of that major episode.
  • The 2008 financial crisis was a major episode that reshaped the global economy.
  • Without proper support, she risks having another major episode.
  • Have you ever suffered from a major manic episode?
  • That public humiliation was a major episode in the politician's career.
  • The treatment aims to reduce the frequency of such major episodes.