nervous breakdown

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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nervous breakdown

n

(Psychiatry) 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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nervous breakdown - a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder crack-up, breakdown - a mental or physical breakdown nervous exhaustion, nervous prostration - an emotional disorder that leaves you exhausted and unable to work neurasthenia - nervous breakdown (not in technical use)

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nervous breakdown

noun collapse, breakdown, crack-up (informal), neurasthenia (obsolete), nervous disorder His wife could not cope and suffered a nervous breakdown.

Translations

nervous breakdown n → esaurimento nervoso

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nervous breakdown n → esaurimento nervoso

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nervous breakdown → إنهيار عصبي nervové zhroucení nervøst sammenbrud Nervenzusammenbruch νευρικός κλονισμός crisis nerviosa hermoromahdus crise de nerfs slom živaca esaurimento nervoso 神経衰弱 신경 쇠약 zenuwinzinking nervøst sammenbrudd załamanie nerwowe esgotamento nervoso нервный срыв nervsammanbrott ช่วงเวลาที่เจ็บป่วยทางจิต sinir krizi suy nhược thần kinh 神经失常