nervous breakdown

• Término no médico que describe un período de malestar mental intenso o un episodio agudo de ansiedad o depresión que impide a la persona funcionar con normalidad en la vida cotidiana.

A non-medical term describing a period of intense mental distress or an acute episode of anxiety or depression that prevents a person from functioning normally in daily life.

1. Severe mental distressB2informal

   An informal term for a period of intense mental or emotional stress, often leading to an inability to function normally.

   ataque de nervios

   • After months of overwork, she suffered a nervous breakdown.
   • He was hospitalized following a nervous breakdown.
   • The pressure of exams caused him to have a nervous breakdown.