Breakdown and Siege

Breakdown

Breakdown noun - A mental or nervous collapse.

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

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

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

Usage example: a devastating siege of typhoid fever hit the city

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Breakdown and siege are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breakdown" instead a noun "Siege".

Nearby Words: sieged, sieging

long	long breakdown	long siege
initial	initial breakdown	initial siege
proper	proper breakdown	proper siege
nasty	nasty breakdown	nasty siege
Other adjectives: actual, violent, massive, big, infamous, terrible, main, famous, final, apparent, epic, extended, earlier, full-on.

In "Haunting the Barn," Parker toys with keeping Daniel Rangford's breakdown and siege a secret, but ultimately decides to put it on record.

Source: Series / Flashpoint
During the second and more serious breakdown (after Guan Yu raided one of Sun Quan's supply depots and siezed supplies to support his siege of Fancheng), Lu Meng repeated the feat.

Source: Useful Notes / Three Kingdoms Shu Wei Wu
Villainous Breakdown: When the Wolf's Maw is finally under siege and being brought down, Wolfram snaps enough to even throw one of his own soldiers out his window just for questioning him.

Source: Manga / Ookami no Kuchi: Wolfsmund

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