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
At 19, as his peers made plans for college, Diller had a nervous breakdown.
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Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Most of the contests the party is having a nervous breakdown over — especially last year’s presidential election — were fairly close.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
His views collide with those of the town’s mayor, Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal), a local bar owner who briefly dated Joe’s wife Louise, now recovering from a nervous breakdown.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2025
There are reports, along the path, of undisclosed illnesses that sound suspiciously like nervous breakdowns.
—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Most of the contests the party is having a nervous breakdown over — especially last year’s presidential election — were fairly close.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
His views collide with those of the town’s mayor, Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal), a local bar owner who briefly dated Joe’s wife Louise, now recovering from a nervous breakdown.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2025
There are reports, along the path, of undisclosed illnesses that sound suspiciously like nervous breakdowns.
—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nervous breakdown
breakdown
Noun
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See the National Weather Service's day-by-day breakdown below.—
Matthew Cupelli,
IndyStar,
14 July 2025
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Instead of interpreting disagreement as relational breakdown, emotionally healthy couples use conflict as a cue to renegotiate roles, clarify needs and update their understanding of each other’s internal worlds.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Nervous breakdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nervous%20breakdown. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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