She is on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
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Breakdown
//ˈbɹeɪkdaʊn//
Synonyms for "breakdown" (150 found)
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Strong matches (45)
Related words (75)
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Noun(5 words)
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Translations
127 translations across 28 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تَوَزُّع noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- sınma noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
Bulgarian
4 entries- ава́рия noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- анализ noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
- кола́пс noun ((sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this)
- повреда noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
Catalan
3 entries- avaria noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- desglossament noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
- pana noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 分解 noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
- 故障 noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
Dutch
4 entries- afbraak noun (breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this)
- defect noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- ineenstorting noun ((sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this)
- instorting noun ((sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this)
Esperanto
1 entries- paneo noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
Finnish
4 entries- breakdown-tanssi noun (shuffling dance common among African-Americans from the Southern United States)
- breikki noun (part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down)
- breikki noun (piece of music played for such a dance, especially a rapid bluegrass tune featuring a five-string banjo)
- erittely noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
French
4 entries- crise de nerfs noun ((sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this)
- crise nerveuse noun ((sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this)
- dégradation noun (breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this)
- détail noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
German
4 entries- Aufschlüsselung noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
- Betriebsstörung noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- Nervenzusammenbruch noun ((sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this)
- Panne noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
Greek
4 entries- ανάλυση noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
- βλάβη noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- διαίρεση noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
- κατάρρευση noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
Hebrew
2 entries- התמוטטות noun ((sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this)
- התקלקלות noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
Hungarian
4 entries- bontás noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
- ideg-összeroppanás noun ((sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this)
- idegösszeomlás noun ((sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this)
- kiborulás noun ((sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this)
Irish
2 entries- cliseadh noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- cliseadh noun ((sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this)
Italian
4 entries- analisi noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
- avaria noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- collasso noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- dettaglio noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
Japanese
3 entries- 内訳 noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
- 故障 noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- 降伏現象 noun (sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage; an instance of this; minimum voltage at which this occurs)
Korean
1 entries- 고장 noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
Marathi
2 entries- ब्रेकडाउन noun (part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down)
- विभंग noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- havari noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- nedbryting noun (breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this)
- nedbrytning noun (breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- havari noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- nedbryting noun (breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this)
Persian
1 entries- ریز اقلام noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
Polish
1 entries- awaria noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
Portuguese
4 entries- avaria noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- colapso noun ((sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this)
- decomposição noun (breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this)
- quebra noun (breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this)
Russian
4 entries- ава́рия noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- ана́лиз noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
- брейк noun (part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down)
- брейк noun (shuffling dance common among African-Americans from the Southern United States)
Slovak
2 entries- havária noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- porucha noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
Spanish
4 entries- avería noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- descompostura noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- desglose noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
- disección noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
Swedish
3 entries- haveri noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
- nedbrytning noun (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this)
- sammanbrott noun ((sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this)
Tagalog
1 entries- aberya noun (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature)
Sample sentences
30 total sentences available.
If Jane does not rest more, she may have a nervous breakdown.
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Kaneko was so stressed out at her new job that she had a nervous breakdown.
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I think you're partly to blame for the negotiation breakdown.
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