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nervous breakdowns

nervous breakdowns is the plural of nervous breakdown.

Meaning of nervous breakdown

Noun

nervous breakdown (plural nervous breakdowns)

  1. An attack of a psychological disorder such as anxiety or depression which is so severe that it prevents a person from continuing to function normally.
    • There was organic disease, and there was what is vaguely called nervous breakdown; it was too clear that Mr. Newthorpe must count upon very moderate activity either of mind or body henceforth.1887, George Gissing, Thyrza
  2. (Philippines) A psychological disorder usually characterized by panic attacks and aggressiveness, related to the Hispanic ataque de nervios.

Questions about nervous breakdowns

What is nervous breakdowns the plural of?
Nervous breakdowns is the plural of nervous breakdown.

Words near nervous breakdowns in the dictionary

  1. nervous
  2. nervous as a cat
  3. nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs
  4. nervous as a whore in church
  5. nervous breakdown
  6. nervous breakdowns
  7. nervous hit
  8. nervous hits
  9. nervous nellie
  10. nervous nellies
  11. nervous nelly

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