Synonyms for breaking point
break·ing point

Princeton's WordNet

1. breaking pointnoun

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

2. breaking pointnoun

   the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks

Matched Categories

1. • Psychology
   • Stress

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1. Erika Pinheiro:

   We got to a breaking point with these parents. ... The US government kept shifting the goalposts, these parents weren't going to wait anymore.

2. Societe Generale strategist Kenneth Broux:

   That was a sort of breaking point for broader risk assets when stops went off and the selloff started accelerating. the 1.5% level (on U.S. Treasuries) is really pivotal.

3. Joshua Wilson:

   Right now we are at a critical breaking point.

4. Sean Vanaman:

   There is a bit of leeway you have to have with the internet when u [sic] wake up every day and make video games. There's also a breaking point. I am sick of this child getting more and more chances to make money off of what we make.

5. Bryan Koon:

   In 2017, when you had Harvey, Hurricane Irma and Maria, that stretched Federal Emergency Management Agency pretty thin, and some would say past the breaking point, but right now, you have a disaster going on in every state, every territory, every county and every city.