メンタルブレイク

noun

mental breakdown

Wasei-eigo term for a state of mental collapse or severe psychological distress, similar to 'mental breakdown' in English. Often used in casual or colloquial contexts.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from mental break

• 仕し事ごとのストレスでメンタルブレイクしそうだ。

  I feel like I'm about to have a mental breakdown from work stress.

• 彼かれはメンタルブレイクを起おこして入にゅう院いんした。

  He had a mental breakdown and was hospitalized.