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breakup

noun
/ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp/

Etymology

Deverbal from break up.

Definitions

  1. The act of breaking up

    The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.

  2. 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."

  3. A loss of emotional control

    A loss of emotional control; a breakdown.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The season during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates

      The season during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates; more generally, spring.

The neighborhood

Derived

postbreakup, third-act breakup

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for breakup. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA