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  • (colloquial, potentially, _, offensive) One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, stress or exhaustion; someone considered mentally unstable. [from 20th c.]
 Nervenbündel
  • An institution or country in a bad condition or difficult situation (economically, financially or otherwise). [from 20th c.]
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