breakdown



(nervous) breakdown

Fig. 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.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
OllieAHL-eeEnglish
RenÉrə-NE (French)French, German, Spanish, Slovak, Czech
StarSTAHREnglish
Haruhah-ṙooJapanese
Osee-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Bao-Chinese