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breakup

[ breyk-uhp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

disintegration; disruption; dispersal.
the ending of a personal, especially a romantic, relationship.
(in Alaska and Canada)
1. the melting and loosening of ice in rivers and harbors during the early spring.
2. the first day on which such ice is soft or dispersed enough to permit ships to use the waterways.
Informal. an act or instance of being convulsed with laughter.
temporary distortion in a televised picture.

Origin of breakup¹

First recorded in 1785–95; noun use of verb phrase break up

She says that, shortly after a rough breakup, she went on a double-date with a man and Cosby and his wife, Camille.

Following the XL breakup, Miss Bank$ became Azealia Banks, with the artist dropping several songs on YouTube.

The crew wear parachutes and surviving vehicle breakup would then be a matter of chance as to whether or not you get thrown free.

He had been arrested and briefly jailed in Gary in 2004, after an incident triggered by a breakup with a live-in girlfriend.

But some things must stay private—including the identity of the singer in those breakup songs.

He glanced quickly at me out of a square, serious face, then plunged back through the splintered door toward the breakup inside.

Somehow or other she'd made it across Willow Brook and the breakup had kept her there.

Faye found herself hoping that they might be within sight of the river when the breakup came.

Some illustrations have been moved to paragraph breaks to prevent the breakup of text.

If we get there before the breakup, we may cross on the ice.

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