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
Mead	[mi:d]
AbÍLio	ə-BEE-lyoo	Portuguese
ÍRis	-	Portuguese, Icelandic
Ortrun	AWRT-roon	German
Amice	-	Medieval English
Danika	-	English (Modern)