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nervous breakdown
noun
(not in technical use) any disabling mental disorder requiring treatment.
Origin:
1900–05, Americanism
1900–05, Americanism
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| nervous breakdown | |
| —n | |
| any mental illness not primarily of organic origin in which the patient ceases to function properly, often accompanied by severely impaired concentration, anxiety, insomnia, and lack of self-esteem; used esp of episodes of depression | |
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
nervous breakdown n.
A severe or incapacitating emotional disorder, especially when occurring suddenly and marked by depression.
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Example sentences
The next year she failed to report for work on three successive films and was reported to be suffering from a nervous breakdown.
After he got back, he achieved some success as a songwriter, but then had a nervous breakdown.
The accusation, which was never substantiated, caused complainant to have a nervous breakdown.
At one point she suffered a nervous breakdown and had to be hospitalized and sedated.
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