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- [breyk-uhp]
- /ˈbreɪkˌʌp/
- /ˈbreɪkˌʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [breyk-uhp]
- /ˈbreɪkˌʌp/
Definitions of breakup word
- countable noun 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. 3
- countable noun breakup The breakup of an organization or a country is the act of it separating or dividing into several parts. 3
- noun breakup the act or an instance of breaking up 3
- noun breakup a dispersion 3
- noun breakup a disintegration or decay 3
- noun breakup a collapse 3
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Origin of breakup
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95; noun use of verb phrase break up
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Parts of speech for Breakup
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
breakup popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% 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".
breakup usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for breakup
noun breakup
- breakdown — The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
- divorce — a divorced man.
- dissolution — the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
- split — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
Antonyms for breakup
noun breakup
- marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
- introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
- reconciliation — an act of reconciling, as when former enemies agree to an amicable truce.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
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