Breakdown and Sink

Breakdown

Breakdown noun - A mental or nervous collapse.

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

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

Sink verb - To become worse or of less value.

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Breakdown and sink are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breakdown" instead a verb "Sink".

Nearby Words: sinking, sinker

full	full breakdown	full sink
public	public breakdown	public sink
complete	complete breakdown	complete sink
small	small breakdown	small sink
Other adjectives: actual, real, massive, big, huge, major, minor, epic, basic, literal, full-on.

In Walk the Line, Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) has a complete meltdown, in which he uproots a sink, smashes his guitar to pieces, and throws chairs around all because of an emotional breakdown.

Source: Anger Montage
Let that sink in... the ship saw someone suffering a mental breakdown and felt the best solution was to do something that nearly drove him insane.

Source: Failsafe Failure
Villainous Breakdown: Ismay becomes a sniveling coward the moment he learns the ship will sink.

Source: Series / Titanic (1996)

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