- (nervous) breakdown
- a (nervous) breakdownFig. a physical and mental collapse brought on by great anxiety over a period of time. •
After month after month of stress and strain, Sally had a nervous breakdown.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
(nervous) breakdown
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