breakdown
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn/
- Informal
:
colapso nervioso
- I'm on the verge of having a slight mental breakdown because nothing.
- a nervous breakdown
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- a mental breakdown
I had a breakdown and went and so yeah.
- I had a breakdown and went and so yeah.
- But really the scene is Joe has a breakdown while driving to Dallas.
- I'm on the verge of having a slight mental breakdown because nothing.
- I've seen Marines have mental breakdowns under the stress of law school.
- They would, you know, have mental breakdowns and all that kind of stuff.
- Well, I did have a mental breakdown with him at at Dolly World.
- So when I said a breakdown, I just hated myself.
- And so I I'm enjoying like her, her slow just like breakdown in the public eye.
- You can criticize everything that they do and have a breakdown, Or you can say, you know what?
- So when you had the breakdown, what was that feeling like for you?
- The same man died about two year after of a breakdown and his heart couldn't handle it.
Examples
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During a therapy session, she revealed that she had a severe breakdown last year, leading her to seek help.
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The doctor concluded that Robert's breakdown had been precipitated by alcohol and substance abuse.
Academic text (1994) -
Good morning guys, I had a mental breakdown all day yesterday.
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You go through the worst experience or breakdown of your life.
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In fact, she said, even a nervous breakdown at that moment felt like a ray of hope.
Fiction book (1997) -
I promise not to have a nervous breakdown.
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My mother had three separate nervous breakdowns before I went away to college.
Fiction book (1991) -
I've seen Marines have mental breakdowns under the stress of law school.
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After years of stress at work, she finally experienced a breakdown that left her unable to cope with daily tasks.
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His mental breakdown after the sudden loss of his friend made it difficult for him to engage with others.
Synonyms
350
4.1
A sudden failure, for example of a person or a building
95
5.8
A sudden total failure that causes serious damage to a system
52
5.3
A time when someone is so stressed or upset they cannot live normally and need medical help
3
6.3
A severe time when someone cannot manage daily life because of strong feelings
1
7.2
A sudden emotional breakdown or a sudden burst of laughter
Parts of the body and mind stop working properly because of stress or illness
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
52
5.3
A time when someone is so stressed or upset they cannot live normally and need medical help
3
6.3
A severe time when someone cannot manage daily life because of strong feelings
People fail to share information clearly and so cause misunderstanding
How Stable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Breakdown comes from the words break ('to come apart or fail') and down ('falling'). So a mental breakdown is when a person 'falls apart' and can no longer function.