crackup

In between all that driving and the crackups and explosions that come with it, characters express their deepest feelings, generally in sentences of three words or less.

His most recent book, The Death of Conservatism, is required reading for any serious student of the current conservative crackup.

Now Frank tried to delay Lester's inevitable complete crackup by encouraging his interest in their situation.

Do you think they could have anything to do with Bradshaw's sudden crackup?