nervous breakdown
Example Sentences
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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
Watching Rowdy bouncing up and down on the porch, Grandpa said, “He seems to know where the meat rinds are, all right. Maybe we’d better get him one before he has a nervous breakdown.”
From Literature
"And for goodness sake, stop twitching! You look like you're having a nervous breakdown."
From Literature
It’s the closest O’Hara gets to playing the straight man, if a straight man was a mother on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
From Los Angeles Times
The court heard details of the defendant's mental health issues, including a nervous breakdown in the 1990s.
From BBC
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