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- [breyk-uh-wey]
- /ˈbreɪk əˌweɪ/
- /ˈbreɪ.kə.weɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [breyk-uh-wey]
- /ˈbreɪk əˌweɪ/
Definitions of breakaway word
- adjective breakaway A breakaway group is a group of people who have separated from a larger group, for example because of a disagreement. 3
- noun breakaway loss or withdrawal of a group of members from an association, club, etc 3
- noun breakaway (as modifier) 3
- noun breakaway a sudden attack, esp from a defensive position, in football, hockey, etc 3
- noun breakaway an attempt to get away from the rest of the field in a race 3
- noun breakaway a stampede of cattle, esp at the smell of water 3
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Origin of breakaway
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-95; noun, adj. use of verb phrase break away
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Parts of speech for Breakaway
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
breakaway popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
breakaway usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for breakaway
noun breakaway
- breakup — The breakup of a marriage, relationship, or association is the act of it finishing or coming to an end because the people involved decide that it is not working successfully.
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- defection — the act or an instance of defecting
- rift — an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
Antonyms for breakaway
noun breakaway
- 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.
- closing — The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
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