breakup
Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp/
The English word “breakup” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.
- The termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship.
- A loss of emotional control; a breakdown.
- The season during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates; more generally, spring.
Etymology
Deverbal from break up.
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