nounPlural crises de nerfskʀiz də nɛʀfˌkriːz də ˈnɛː(f)
dated
An attack of anxiety.
〈旧〉精神崩溃，歇斯底里发作
I had a crise de nerfs before the first performance
我在首次演出前差点儿精神崩溃。
Example sentencesExamples
Few were hardy enough to be fixedly stared at by Thomas Carlyle for forty-five seconds without suffering a crise de nerfs.
Any minor setback sets off a crise de nerfs, a fit of the vapours turning any mishap into a crisis.
Is Edward Rochester a man to whom we entrust Jane Eyre with confidence, should she suffer a crise de nerfs later in life?
She would have a crise de nerfs did she think Brian were in danger.
Many of these scares ended in laughter, the Frenchmen ragging us for our crises de nerfs, but they did not quite like it themselves, lying helpless in bed.