nervous breakdown (Meaning)

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nervous breakdown (n)

a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder

nervous breakdown Sentence Examples

  1. The relentless pressure and anxiety led her to a debilitating nervous breakdown.
  2. The constant fear of failure triggered a nervous breakdown that left him unable to function.
  3. The tragic loss of his loved one sent him into a spiral of grief and a subsequent nervous breakdown.
  4. The war veterans suffered from severe nervous breakdowns due to the horrors they had witnessed.
  5. The politician's public scrutiny and relentless criticism culminated in a nervous breakdown.
  6. The artist's intense creative process and emotional turmoil often pushed her to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
  7. The performer's stage fright and overwhelming stress resulted in a nervous breakdown during the show.
  8. The financial troubles and personal issues combined to trigger a nervous breakdown in the young entrepreneur.
  9. The teenager's academic and social pressures triggered a nervous breakdown that required hospitalization.
  10. The elderly man's declining health and solitude led to a gradual onset of a nervous breakdown that isolated him from his loved ones.

FAQs About the word nervous breakdown

a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder

breakdown, disturbance,tailspin, crack-up, frazzle,anxiety, agitation, perturbation, excitability, freak-out

coolness, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility, aplomb, composure, imperturbability, coolness, composure, calmness

The relentless pressure and anxiety led her to a debilitating nervous breakdown.

The constant fear of failure triggered a nervous breakdown that left him unable to function.

The tragic loss of his loved one sent him into a spiral of grief and a subsequent nervous breakdown.

The war veterans suffered from severe nervous breakdowns due to the horrors they had witnessed.