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
There are reports, along the path, of undisclosed illnesses that sound suspiciously like nervous breakdowns.
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John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
What began with bouts of vomiting, internal bleeding, and heart tremors resulted in two nervous breakdowns, appendicitis, and, finally, a hysterectomy.
—Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025
The series charts the far-reaching impacts of Claire’s nervous breakdown on her career, personal relationships and identity.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Photo: Logan White Rose Byrne is a frightening revelation in this spiraling, hyper-anxious-making story of a mother going through a nervous breakdown.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025
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John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
What began with bouts of vomiting, internal bleeding, and heart tremors resulted in two nervous breakdowns, appendicitis, and, finally, a hysterectomy.
—Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025
The series charts the far-reaching impacts of Claire’s nervous breakdown on her career, personal relationships and identity.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Photo: Logan White Rose Byrne is a frightening revelation in this spiraling, hyper-anxious-making story of a mother going through a nervous breakdown.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nervous breakdown
breakdown
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In the end, Remick buys Scorsese's script to kill it, leading to an emotional breakdown from the filmmaker.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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This breakdown is far worse than Trump’s usual fallouts following the exits of scores of other former loyalists.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
6 June 2025
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“Nervous breakdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nervous%20breakdown. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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