break down (v)
lose it (v)
snap (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 37
def lose control of one's emotions
examples When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely
When her baby died, she snapped
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Outgoing links
Hypernym act, behave, do
Derivationally related form break down → breakdown
Hyponym dissolve; die; fall apart, go to pieces
Incoming links
Derivationally related form breakdown → break down
Hyponym act, behave, do
Hypernym dissolve; die; fall apart, go to pieces

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