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BREAKING POINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does breaking point mean? 

BREAKING POINT (noun)
  The noun BREAKING POINT has 2 senses:

1. (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucialplay

2. the degree of tension or stress at which something breaksplay

  Familiarity information: BREAKING POINT used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BREAKING POINT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("breaking point" is a kind of...):

stress; tenseness; tension ((psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense)

Domain category:

psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The degree of tension or stress at which something breaks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("breaking point" is a kind of...):

stress ((physics) force that produces strain on a physical body)


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