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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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In my mid 60s, I found myself divorced and on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 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

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

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024

Following a nervous breakdown in 2018, he left both the seminary and the conversion therapy group.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

Right at that moment I felt like I was going to have a nervous breakdown.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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