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nervous breakdown
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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.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.nervous breakdownnervous 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)

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 nesaurimento nervoso
nervous breakdown nesaurimento nervoso

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


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