nervous breakdown
nounDefinition of nervous breakdown
: an attack of mental or emotional disorder especially when of sufficient severity to require hospitalization
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Examples of nervous breakdown in a Sentence
She had a nervous breakdown shortly after her sister's death.
He is on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
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An overworked Cherry suffered a near-nervous breakdown. — Los Angeles Times, "‘Desperate Housewives’ gossip created ‘problems’ on set, but creator Marc Cherry says he’s better for it," 14 Aug. 2019 Maddox was a feral hyena who desperately missed his siblings, and Leka was in the midst of a nervous breakdown. — Kathryn Miles, Outside Online, "How to Introduce Your New Dog to Your Old Dog," 14 Aug. 2019 The Secret Life of Pets 2 PG Can the family dog have a nervous breakdown? — Guy Hanford, Ramona Sentinel, "Flickers: ‘The Lion King’ leads in box office," 24 July 2019 Cheryl Slavin, 41, began taking clomipramine a decade ago, after she was hospitalized for a nervous breakdown stemming from her struggles with OCD and bipolar disorder. — Ben Elginbloomberg, Los Angeles Times, "Price of an OCD drug jumped 1,200%. State attorneys general blame price fixing," 2 Aug. 2019 The Secret Life of Pets 2 PG Can the family dog have a nervous breakdown? — Guy Hanford, Ramona Sentinel, "Flickers: ‘The Lion King’ leads in box office," 24 July 2019 The Secret Life of Pets 2 PG Can the family dog have a nervous breakdown? — Guy Hanford, Ramona Sentinel, "Flickers: ‘The Lion King’ leads in box office," 24 July 2019 Oh, yes, that is me -- 500 days, 500 days since the media's nervous breakdown began. — Fox News, "Gutfeld: The first 500 days of President Trump," 10 June 2018 The Secret Life of Pets 2 PG Can the family dog have a nervous breakdown? — Guy Hanford, Ramona Sentinel, "Flickers: ‘Child’s Play’ and ‘Toy Story 4’ open Friday," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nervous breakdown.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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