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:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Arne (2)	AHR-nə	German
William	['wiljəm]
Hubrecht	HUY-brəkht	Dutch (Archaic)
Chan	-	Khmer
NÚRia	-	Catalan, Portuguese
Amanda	ə-MAN-də (English), ah-MAHN-dah (Spanish, Italian, German)	English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Late Roman