he had a nervous breakdown

  • 1nervous breakdown —    a severe mental illness    Not paralysis, where some of the nerves really do break down:     The man before him had similarly had a nervous breakdown and had had to be brought South by an Indian sub assistant surgeon. (C. Allen, 1975)    Now… …

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  • 2Nervous Breakdown (EP) — Nervous Breakdown EP by Black Flag Released October 1 …

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  • 3Nervous Breakdown — Nervous Breakdown …

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  • 4Nervous Breakdown — This article refers to a music recording. For the more general use of this term, see mental breakdown. Infobox Album | Name = Nervous Breakdown Type = EP Artist = Black Flag Released = October 1978 Recorded = Media Art Studios, January 1978… …

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  • 5Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown — For the musical, see Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (musical). Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Film poster Directed by …

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  • 6Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown — Directed by Keith Allen Peter Richardson Written by Keith Allen Peter Richardson …

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  • 719th Nervous Breakdown — For the song of the same name by Nash the Slash, see Children of the Night (Nash the Slash LP). 19th Nervous Breakdown German picture sleeve Single by The Rolling Stones …

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  • 8breakdown — n. 1) to have, suffer a breakdown (he had a nervous breakdown) 2) a complete; mental; nervous breakdown 3) a breakdown in communications * * * [ breɪkdaʊn] mental nervous breakdown suffer a breakdown (he had a nervous breakdown) a complete a… …

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  • 9breakdown — break|down [ˈbreıkdaun] n 1.) [U and C] the failure of a relationship or system breakdown of ▪ He moved away after the breakdown of his marriage. ▪ A sudden rise in oil prices could lead to a breakdown of the economy. breakdown in ▪ There has… …

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  • 10breakdown — noun 1 mechanical failure ADJECTIVE ▪ mechanical BREAKDOWN + VERB ▪ occur BREAKDOWN + NOUN ▪ service (BrE) ▪ Most bre …

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