Also spelled break-up

US /ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp/
noun Freq #10324

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The end of a romantic relationship or friendship.

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

  2. 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... splitdissolution
Opposites
freeze-up
Word family
Forms breakups
Derived forms postbreakup
Related forms breakdownbreakoff

Etymology

Deverbal from break up.

Topics

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