nervous breakdown

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a state of mental or emotional collapse

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Examples (10)

  • 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.