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breakup

/ˈbɹeɪkʌp/

noun

Meaning

  • The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.

  • The termination of a friendship, or a romantic relationship.

  • A loss of emotional control; a breakdown.

  • (Alaska and northern Canada) The time of year during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates, or more generally Spring.

Synonyms

rupture,
split,
falling out