Attack and Breakdown

Attack

Attack noun - A sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder.

Usage example: malaria is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever

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Breakdown and attack are semantically related in illness topic. In some cases you can use "Breakdown" instead a noun "Attack", when it comes to topics like health, sudden dysfunction or disorder.

Nearby Words: attacked, attacker, attacking, attackable

Breakdown

Breakdown noun - A mental or nervous collapse.

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Attack and breakdown are semantically related in illness topic. Sometimes you can use "Attack" instead a noun "Breakdown", if it concerns topics such as health.

Nearby Words: break, breaking, breakup, breakout, breakage

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How words are described

good	good attack	good breakdown
physical	physical attack	physical breakdown
full	full attack	full breakdown
similar	similar attack	similar breakdown
Other adjectives: initial, nasty, actual, real, big, main, ultimate, major, possible, final, fatal, impending, basic, sudden.

Both words in one sentence

Furthermore, the violence of the riot causes Lila (mentally unstable from being nearly raped) to have a nervous breakdown and attack a guidance counselor who she thinks is trying to rape her, and she basically has to be placed in a mental institution that very night.

Source: Literature / Sweet Valley High
Functional at the very least, so they won't (hopefully) have a breakdown in the middle of an attack and be unable to pilot.

Source: Tabletop Game / Cthulhu Tech
When O5 Jean Grey learns what Wanda did she nearly has a breakdown and tries to attack her.

Source: Comic Book / Scarlet Witch

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