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nervous breakdown
noun
: a sudden failure of mental health that makes someone unable to live normally
Full Definition of NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
: an attack of mental or emotional disorder especially when of sufficient severity to require hospitalization
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First Known Use of NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
1905
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nervous breakdown
noun
Medical Definition of NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
: an attack of mental or emotional disorder especially when of sufficient severity to require hospitalization
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