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He had a nervous breakdown. On the verge of a nervous breakdown. After the breakdown.

Nervous breakdown

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Significado: Mental health crisis, inability to cope (dated but understood).

精神崩溃、无法应对（较旧但通用的说法）。

Crisis mental, incapacidad para afrontar la situación (anticuado pero comprendido).

精神的な危機、対処できない状態（古い表現だが通じる）。

정신적 위기, 감당할 수 없는 상태 (오래된 표현이지만 통용됨).

'Nervous breakdown' is an older term for mental health crisis. 'She had a nervous breakdown' means she couldn't cope. Not clinical term but widely understood.

「nervous breakdown」是精神健康危机的较旧说法。「She had a nervous breakdown」意思是她崩溃了、无法应对。不是临床术语但广泛通用。

«Nervous breakdown» es un término antiguo para crisis de salud mental. «She had a nervous breakdown» significa que no pudo más. No es un término clínico, pero se entiende ampliamente.

「nervous breakdown」は精神的な危機を表す古い表現。「She had a nervous breakdown」は対処できなくなったという意味。臨床用語ではないが広く理解されている。

'Nervous breakdown'은 정신건강 위기를 뜻하는 오래된 표현이다. 'She had a nervous breakdown' = 그녀가 감당을 못 했다. 임상 용어는 아니지만 널리 통용된다.

Ejemplos

He had a nervous breakdown.
他精神崩溃了
Tuvo una crisis nerviosa
「彼はノイローゼになった」
그는 신경쇠약에 걸렸어.
On the verge of a nervous breakdown.
在精神崩溃的边缘
Al borde de una crisis nerviosa
「精神崩壊寸前だ」
신경쇠약 직전이야.
After the breakdown.
精神崩溃之后
Después de la crisis
「精神的に参った後」
정신적으로 무너진 후에.

Pronunciación

/ˈnɜːvəs ˈbreɪkdaʊn/

Guía de uso

Contexto: mental health, crisis, older term

Tono: serious, sympathetic

✓ Correcto

Nervous breakdown
精神崩溃
crisis nerviosa
精神崩壊
신경쇠약(Nervous breakdown)
Had a breakdown
精神上崩溃了
tuvo una crisis
精神的に参った
정신적으로 무너지다(Had a breakdown)

✗ Incorrecto

Dated term—not clinical
较旧的说法，不是临床术语
Término anticuado, no clínico
やや古い表現で、臨床用語ではない
오래된 표현—임상 용어 아님

Errores comunes

Not a clinical diagnosis—colloquial term

Origen e historia

Older term for mental health crisis before modern diagnostic terms. 'Nervous' = mental/emotional, 'breakdown' = collapse. Still used colloquially though medically outdated.

Etimología: Nervous (mental) + breakdown (collapse)

Primera vez registrado: 19th century, now dated

Contexto cultural

Era: 19th century, still used

Generation: All ages understand it

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: General usage

Regional notes: Universal, slightly dated.

Variaciones

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