decompensate
[ dee-kom-puhn-seyt ]
verb (used without object),de·com·pen·sat·ed, de·com·pen·sat·ing.
Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
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How to use decompensate in a sentence
There, they begin to mentally decompensate, and the longer they are kept there the harder it is for them to function normally.
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