as in breakdown
a mental or nervous collapse
you're going to have a nervous breakdown if you keep up that pace
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Recent Examples of nervous breakdown
Robson suffered two nervous breakdowns and Safechuck had insomnia and depression.
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Ossoff had no reason to expect to win the runoff until Perdue and many in his state party had a collective nervous breakdown over Donald Trump’s efforts to swipe Georgia’s electoral votes.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Another great performance in a go-for-broke horror flick about a woman well over the verge of a nervous breakdown.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
Following the breakup, Claudel suffered a nervous breakdown and was committed for psychiatric treatment.
—Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2025
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Ossoff had no reason to expect to win the runoff until Perdue and many in his state party had a collective nervous breakdown over Donald Trump’s efforts to swipe Georgia’s electoral votes.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Another great performance in a go-for-broke horror flick about a woman well over the verge of a nervous breakdown.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
Following the breakup, Claudel suffered a nervous breakdown and was committed for psychiatric treatment.
—Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nervous breakdown
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“Nervous breakdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nervous%20breakdown. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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