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breakneck

  • /ˈbɹeɪkˌnɛk/ Canada, US, UK
  • [ˈbɹ(ʷ)eɪ̯kˌnɛk] Canada, US, UK
  • /ˈbɹæɪkˌnek/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈbɹ(ʷ)æɪ̯kˌnek] Australia, New Zealand

Where it comes from

From break + neck.

adjective more breakneck · most breakneck

  1. Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather. breakneck pace

adverb

  1. not comparable Dangerously fast. I ran breakneck another hundred yards.

noun breaknecks

  1. A fall that breaks the neck.
  2. A dangerous steep place from which one could fall and be injured.

Translations

Every language

adj dangerously fast; hell-for-leather

Española toda carrera, a tumba abierta, como alma que lleva el diablo, disparado, como relámpago, a toda leche
Deutschhalsbrecherisch
Italianoall'impazzata, a rotta di collo, a rompicollo

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"breakneck." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/breakneck. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"breakneck." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/breakneck.

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@misc{breakneck_2026,
  title = {breakneck},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/breakneck},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}