Breakdown and Illness

Breakdown

Breakdown noun - A mental or nervous collapse.

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Illness and breakdown are semantically related in health topic. In some cases you can use "Illness" instead a noun "Breakdown".

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

Illness noun - An abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning.

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Breakdown and illness are semantically related in disease topic. Sometimes you can use "Breakdown" instead a noun "Illness".

Nearby Word: ill

physical	physical breakdown	physical illness
long	long breakdown	long illness
similar	similar breakdown	similar illness
mild	mild breakdown	mild illness
Other adjectives: simple, nasty, actual, real, severe, extreme, serious, terrible, horrible, tragic, major, possible, final, minor, apparent, temporary, fatal, chronic, sudden.

It was a nervous breakdown from mental illness and a bad reputation with Hollywood insiders that killed her career.

Source: Cute but Cacophonic
Slash: You're a Lie depicts a woman undergoing a very rapid, and very nasty, mental and physical breakdown, as if suffering all the symptoms of a chronic illness in the span of two minutes.

Source: Nightmare Fuel / Music Videos
Connolly fell victim to some sort of breakdown or serious illness.

Source: Promotion to Parent

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