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Meaning of Breakup | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp

Definitions

  1. The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.
  2. The termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship.
  3. A loss of emotional control; a breakdown.
  4. The season during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates; more generally, spring.

Equivalents

العربية الانتهاء
Bosanski ruptura
Čeština rozchod
Ελληνικά χωρισμός
Español dischar ruptura
Français dégel rupture
Hrvatski ruptura
Հայերեն բաժանում
Bahasa Indonesia retak
日本語 分裂 破局 絶交 解消
한국어 분열
Kurdî degel degel
Nederlands relatiebreuk
Português quebra termino
Српски ruptura
Svenska uppbrott
Українська розпад

Examples

“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.”
“"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."”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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