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,tailspin, disturbance, basket case, frazzle, disquiet, excitability, meltdown, alarum, nervousness

tranquility, tranquility, coolness, composure, aplomb, tranquillity, imperturbability, coolness,tranquillity, 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.