breakup

B2 Topic:Family & Relationships

Also spelled break-up

US /ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp/ See IPA manual

Freq #10324

Meanings

1

noun
The end of a romantic relationship or friendship.

She was very sad for weeks after the breakup with her boyfriend.
2

noun
The splitting of something into separate parts.

The breakup of the old empire created several new countries.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the end of a romantic... falling outsplit-up

2 noun · the splitting of something... split dissolution

Opposites

freeze-up

Word family

Forms breakups

Derived forms postbreakup

Related forms breakdownbreakoff

Etymology

Deverbal from break up.

Topics

Family & Relationships

External links

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