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CRACK-UP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mental or physical breakdown
Synonyms:
breakdown; crack-up
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("crack-up" is a kind of...):
collapse; prostration (an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crack-up"):
nervous breakdown (a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder)
Derivation:
crack up (suffer a nervous breakdown)
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