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breaking point

  1. the point at which material breaks under strain
  2. the point at which one's endurance, self-control, etc. collapses under trial

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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