nervous breakdown
noun
: an attack of mental or emotional disorder especially when of sufficient severity to require hospitalization
Examples of nervous breakdown in a Sentence
She had a nervous breakdown shortly after her sister's death.
He is on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
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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
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“Nervous breakdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nervous%20breakdown. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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