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What does breaking point mean?

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Noun
  1. (mechanics) The point at which the increasing strain in a material causes it to break
  2. (figuratively) A moment of crisis, particulary one precipitated by a "last straw"
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The breaking point came when she heard of a big bomb blast in one of the busy markets in Delhi that her parents frequented.
Those things have to be worked out, but things are getting to the breaking point.
If anything, they are likely to keep on increasing until a breaking point is reached.
She clearly shows signs of irateness towards her husband who deliberately tries to wind people up to a breaking point.
Can hope be discovered and sustained for those who have gone beyond their breaking point?
The issues were slightly more complex than that, but that was the final breaking point really.

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