breakup
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breakup
- /ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp/
Rhymes with -eɪkʌp
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Deverbal from break up.
noun breakups · break up · break-up
- The act of breaking up; disintegration or division. Several factors led to speculation that the accident might have been caused by a bomb or missile strike, including heightened safety and security concerns because of the 1996 Olympics then being held in the United States, the fact that TWA flight 800 was an international flight, and the sudden and c
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The termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship.
"Eventually, I just pieced it together, figuring your butting heads could probably be explained by a break up. Years of anime shipping trained me for this."
Similar: split, falling out
- A loss of emotional control; a breakdown.
- The season during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates; more generally, spring.
Opposite: freeze-up
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: separation, dissolution, detachment, break-up, dismantling, dismantlement, dislocation, disband, severance, breakdown, decommissioning, fall, disintegration, disbandment, disconnection, collapse
noun
Opposite: freeze-up
Translations
Every language
noun the act of breaking up, disintegration, or division
| Português | quebra |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Trennung |
| Italiano | spezzettamento |
noun termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship
| Español | dischar, ruptura |
|---|---|
| Português | término |
| Français | rupture |
| Deutsch | Auflösung, Beendigung, Ende, Trennung |
| Italiano | rottura |
noun ice break-up season
| Français | dégel |
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title = {breakup},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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