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nervous breakdown

NOUN
mental exhaustion
Synonyms
WEAK
burnout clinical depression collapse crack-up depression emotional collapse freak out mental collapse nervous exhaustion nervous prostration neurasthenia neurosis shattered nerves

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She explained she was in financial ruin as a result of the scam, and how she "almost had a nervous breakdown".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

She endured a heartbreaking divorce and a nervous breakdown, while raising a daughter and writing books, only to rally again and find love again in the most unexpected place.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025

Act Three offers a performance at a point when nervous tension, romantic fury and artistic demoralization bring the production to a nervous breakdown.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025

He married and divorced three times, having a nervous breakdown after splitting from third wife Peggy Lipton.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024

Just then Goldman Sachs appeared to Burry to be experiencing a nervous breakdown.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis