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- [breech]
- /britʃ/
- /briːtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [breech]
- /britʃ/
Definitions of breach word
- verb breach If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it. 3
- variable noun breach A breach of an agreement, a law, or a promise is an act of breaking it. 3
- countable noun breach A breach in a relationship is a serious disagreement which often results in the relationship ending. 3
- verb breach If someone or something breaches a barrier, they make an opening in it, usually leaving it weakened or destroyed. 3
- verb breach If you breach someone's security or their defences, you manage to get through and attack an area that is heavily guarded and protected. 3
- verb breach Breach is also a noun. 3
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Origin of breach
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English breche, Old English bræc breaking; see break
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Parts of speech for Breach
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
breach popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
breach usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for breach
noun breach
- rift — an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rupture — the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
- crack — If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
- fissure — a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts.
- opening — an open or clear space.
Antonyms for breach
noun breach
- closing — The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
- misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
- juncture — a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
- bridge — A bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other.
- closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
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