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nervous prostration

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Noun1.nervous prostration - an emotional disorder that leaves you exhausted and unable to work
nervous exhaustion
nervous breakdown - a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder


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I must admit that I was in a state bordering upon nervous prostration when I entered the -and-Club, in Algiers, and inquired for Mr.
Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
I had found my way to the free public library, and was reading myself into nervous prostration.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
The next mention, some days hence, will be to the effect that he is suffering from nervous prostration and has been given a vacation by his grateful flock.
The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context
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