Definitions for nervous breakdown
ner·vous break·down

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1. nervous breakdownnoun

   a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder

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1. nervous breakdownnoun

   An attack of a psychological disorder such as depression or anxiety so severe that it prevents a person from continuing to function normally

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1. nervous breakdown

   "Nervous breakdown" is a term for a mental disorder with no agreed-upon medical definition.

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1. nervous breakdown

   A nervous breakdown, also known as a mental breakdown, is a term used to describe a period of intense mental distress. During this time, individuals may experience severe depression, anxiety, or acute emotional distress that interferes with their normal functioning, leading to an inability to cope with life's demands and pressures. This term is not a diagnosable medical term but is commonly used to describe times of high stress or when a person feels they can't mentally or emotionally handle their situation. It may also involve symptoms like excessive fatigue, insomnia, uncontrolled crying, and detachment.

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1. Nervous Breakdown

   Nervous Breakdown is the debut EP by the American hardcore punk band Black Flag, released in 1978 through SST Records. It was the label's first release.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nervous breakdown in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nervous breakdown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of nervous breakdown in a Sentence

1. John Sawers:

   We are going through a political nervous breakdown here in the UK. We have potential prime ministers being elected by the Conservative Party now, (and) in the shape of the leader of the opposition, who do not have the standing that we have become used to in our top leadership, whether people can develop that when they become prime minister, we will have to wait and see, in terms of the candidates for the Conservative leadership.

2. Lawrence Durrell:

   It's unthinkable not to love --you'd have a severe nervous breakdown. Or you'd have to be Philip Larkin.

3. Bertrand Russell:

   One of the signs of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.

4. Vicki Lawrence:

   I always thought hives was your mother-in-law’s nervous breakdown. I thought, ‘Me, hives? I’m not stressed; I’m not nervous.’ But most people do get hives at some point in their lives, and for those of us who have chronic hives it can be on-going.

5. Sylvia Wilson:

   When Edgar disappeared, I became quite sick. I had to take a leave of absence from work. I was near a nervous breakdown, having an answer would mean closure.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nervous breakdown
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nervous_Breakdown
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervous_Breakdown
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=nervous breakdown