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nervous breakdown |
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nervous breakdown any mental illness not primarily of organic origin, in which the patient ceases to function properly, often accompanied by severely impaired concentration, anxiety, insomnia, and lack of self-esteem; used esp of episodes of depression 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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