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 crucial

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

  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)