breaking point
noun [S]Definition
› the stage at which your control over yourself or a situation is lost: The situation reached breaking point when his son crashed the family car. Her nerves were at breaking point.Controlling emotionsCalm and relaxedNot showing or feeling emotions
(Definition of breaking point noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bottle sth up phrasal verb
- choke sth back phrasal verb
- collected adjective (CONTROLLED)
- compose verb (BECOME CALM)
- composure noun
- contain verb (CONTROL)
- emotional blackmail noun
- frustrated adjective
- give voice to sth idiom
- gulp sth back phrasal verb
- harden your heart idiom
- internalize verb
- play it cool idiom
- put on a brave face idiom
- repress verb
- repressed adjective
- repression noun
- self-possession noun
- smoulder verb (EMOTION)
- temperate adjective (BEHAVIOUR)
Topic:
Controlling emotions
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