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breakup

  • noun
  • /ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp/

The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.

Other meanings

  1. The termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship.

  2. A loss of emotional control; a breakdown.

Synonyms

  • dissolution

Related words

  • postbreakup
  • third-act breakup

Example sentences

  • “He felt a deep sense of loss after the breakup.”

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This definition is adapted from “breakup” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.