Breakdown and Obsession

Breakdown

Breakdown noun - A mental or nervous collapse.

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Obsession and breakdown are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obsession" instead a noun "Breakdown".

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

Obsession noun - Something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned.

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Breakdown and obsession are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breakdown" instead a noun "Obsession".

long	long breakdown	long obsession
similar	similar breakdown	similar obsession
complete	complete breakdown	complete obsession
utter	utter breakdown	utter obsession
Other adjectives: mild, violent, severe, extreme, intense, serious, huge, little, slight, bad, absolute, major, minor, apparent, borderline, later, subsequent, psychotic, sudden.

In the third scene of Vanities, Kathy has holed up in an unidentified friend's apartment after a nervous breakdown due to her obsession with "an organized life".

Source: Hikikomori
Omni-Man himself basically had a nervous breakdown when torn between his obsession with his duty and the love for his human family.

Source: Beware the Superman
In Vanities: The Musical, Mary warns Kathy in the song "Let Life Happen" that her obsession with organizing will "drive her mad", foreshadowing her later nervous breakdown.

Source: Foreshadowing

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