Share what you know! Personal experiences with the name Mattie: | Edit. Share what you know! Nicknames for Mattie: | Edit. Share what you know! Meanings and history of the name Mattie: | Edit. May be used as a nickname for several names, including Martha, Matilda and Matiana.hare what you know! Personal experiences with the name Mattie: | Edit. Share what you know! Nicknames for Mattie: | Edit. Share what you know! Meanings and history of the name Mattie: | Edit. May be used as a nickname for several names, including Martha, Matilda and Matiana.
The term nervous breakdown is sometimes used to describe a stressful situation in which someone becomes temporarily unable to function normally in day-to-day life. It's commonly understood to occur when life's demands become physically and emotionally overwhelming.
Fig. a person who is a nervous wreck. (Formerly referred to a person who is physically disabled in all four limbs because of paralysis or amputation.) After that all-day meeting, I was practically a basket case. My weeks of worry were so intense that I was a real basket case afterwards.