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nervous breakdown |
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nervous breakdownPopular term for a reaction to overwhelming psychological stress. There is no equivalent medical term. People said to be suffering from a nervous breakdown may be suffering from a neurotic illness, such as depression or anxiety, or a psychotic illness, such as schizophrenia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He's staying in the village doing a rest cure, after a bad nervous breakdown. Thinking it professional to prevaricate, he murmured something about a nervous breakdown. |
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