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
One of my editors used to say that every good book has at least one nervous breakdown in its background.
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Thomas E. Ricks
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
At 19, as his peers made plans for college, Diller had a nervous breakdown.
—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
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Thomas E. Ricks
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
At 19, as his peers made plans for college, Diller had a nervous breakdown.
—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
See All Example Sentences for nervous breakdown
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nervous breakdown
breakdown
Noun
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To give a clear sense of what’s on the table, here’s a breakdown of today’s key releases.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Here's the breakdown: Murder and non-negligent manslaughter decreased 14.9%.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Nervous breakdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nervous%20breakdown. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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