Breakdowns
Fits and breakdowns are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fits" instead a noun "Breakdowns".
Fits
Breakdowns and fits are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breakdowns" instead a noun "Fits".
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- Has power on par with the Anti-Monitor, but is the most emotionally unstable member of the group, prone to fits and breakdowns.
Source: Five Bad Band / Comic Books -
River Tam of Firefly often falls into sobbing fits during her worst mental breakdowns and panic attacks, particularly in The Movie.
Source: Tears of Fear -
Dilandau Albatou of The Vision of Escaflowne fame, the spiritual predecessor to Clair above, might be an even more obvious example, as when he's not fighting he spends much of his time throwing fits and having nervous breakdowns over things that range from understandable to entirely petty.
Source: Psychopathic Manchild
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