NERVOUS BREAKDOWN Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

nervous breakdown

noun

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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 In 1964, Wilson suffered a nervous breakdown, quit touring, and retreated to the studio, while the rest of the group stayed on the road. —

David Morgan, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2025 Dern played a troubled sales executive who moves back in with her mom after a nervous breakdown at the office. —

Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025 Lane is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. —

Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025 Fawlty Towers established Scales' role as a TV darling; the actress starred as the wife of Basil Fawlty (played by John Cleese), a rude hotel manager who forever appeared to be on the brink of a nervous breakdown. —

Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nervous breakdown

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breakdown

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Hiccups could entail something as big as a train breakdown or as small as a platform door not opening.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The show stops at peak Elvis, before the infamous Vegas years and the further breakdown of one of one of the most famous Americans ever to live.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026

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