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nervous breakdown

–noun
(not in technical use) any disabling mental disorder requiring treatment.

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism
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nervous breakdown  
n.  A severe or incapacitating emotional disorder, especially when occurring suddenly and marked by depression. Not in scientific use.
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Main Entry: nervous breakdown
Function: noun
: an attack of mental or emotional disorder especially when of sufficient severity to require hospitalization
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

nervous breakdown n.
A severe or incapacitating emotional disorder, especially when occurring suddenly and marked by depression.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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