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Definitions

clinical depression

NOUN

nervous breakdown

Synonyms

WEAK

burnout collapse crack-up depression emotional collapse freak out mental collapse nervous exhaustion nervous prostration neurasthenia neurosis shattered nerves

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No objective cutoff distinguishes ordinary worry from clinical anxiety, or grief from clinical depression.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Sapna told BBC Scotland News her husband suffered from severe clinical depression as a result of being labelled a murder suspect.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Mr. Macmillan doesn’t lose sight of the central truths about clinical depression: that the causes are often inscrutable, its persistence can be intractable, and temporary relief often leads only to recurrence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

But with these participants with clinical depression, we actually induced them to ruminate about negative thoughts and feelings before they went on the walk.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

Now, looking back, my mom thinks my grandmother went through bouts of clinical depression.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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