breakup
Collocations
2(noun.)
ADJ
family, marital, marriage
VERB + BREAKUP
lead to
Definitions
noun
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 catastrophic nature of the in-flight breakup.
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."
A loss of emotional control; a breakdown.
The season during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates; more generally, spring.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between
noun — coming apart
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Several 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
Wiktionary"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."
WiktionaryPatterns of freeze-up and breakup influence the distribution and number of seals, the polar bear's main prey.
Tatoeba · #57436Tom couldn't think of Mary without remembering how painful their breakup had been.
Tatoeba · #1095041Tom bad-mouthed Mary to all his friends and family after their breakup.
Tatoeba · #3547614To wash away the bitterness of the breakup, Layla enjoyed a vacation in Egypt.
Tatoeba · #6103746