nervous breakdown
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a state of mental or emotional collapse
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- The stress of her job had brought her to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
- He suffered a complete nervous breakdown after his business failed.
- She had what looked like a nervous breakdown in the middle of the office.
- If you keep working 18-hour days, you're going to have a nervous breakdown.
- I feel like I'm on the verge of a nervous breakdown with all this pressure.
- It took him months to recover from his nervous breakdown.
- Her greatest fear was having a nervous breakdown like her mother did.
- The famous artist reportedly suffered a severe nervous breakdown in his later years.
- Do you think the constant criticism could lead to a nervous breakdown?
- A nervous breakdown is a serious mental health crisis that requires immediate attention.