as in breakdowns
a mental or nervous collapse
you're going to have a nervous breakdown if you keep up that pace
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breakdowns
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Major commercial models don’t publish equivalent breakdowns but draw heavily on the same sources.—
Gareth Barkin,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026 -
The Heat’s zone worked on several second-half possessions, but Miami still allowed too many open threes -- and had too many defensive breakdowns -- when the game was decided in the fourth quarter.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Nervous breakdowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nervous%20breakdowns. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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