nervous breakdown

• Terme non médical désignant une période de détresse psychologique intense ou un épisode aigu d'anxiété ou de dépression qui empêche la personne de fonctionner normalement dans la vie quotidienne.

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.

   dépression nerveuse

   • 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.