Breakdown and Turn

Breakdown

Breakdown noun - A mental or nervous collapse.

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Turn and breakdown are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turn" instead the word "Breakdown" as a noun or a verb.

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

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

Usage example: a sudden turn of dizziness that may have been brought on by a change in her medication

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Breakdown and turn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breakdown" instead the word "Turn" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: turned, turning

full	full breakdown	full turn
similar	similar breakdown	similar turn
brief	brief breakdown	brief turn
complete	complete breakdown	complete turn
Other adjectives: nasty, real, massive, big, serious, huge, slow, bad, tragic, gradual, major, possible, final, apparent, temporary, later, inevitable, subsequent, eventual, sudden, full-on.

Of course, years later, the Celestials kidnapped Aaron, causing him to suffer a nervous breakdown and turn into the snarking, endearingly neurotic Jerk Ass we know from Nextwave, but that's another story.

Source: Robot Master
This takes a dark turn in the final episode when she realises that she can't turn it off and we're still watching as she has her breakdown.

Source: Fourth-Wall Observer
The most common "simple" breakdown is to lock the senior officers inside and turn off the safety protocols.

Source: Phlebotinum Breakdown

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