breakup
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈbreɪkˌʌp/
:
ruptura
- Most of the meeting dealt with the reasons for the breakup of the Yugoslav-Soviet Union alliance.
- breakup of the country
- ice breakup
- Soviet breakup
And that is the idea of the breakup, the idea of the split.
- And that is the idea of the breakup, the idea of the split.
- So rotation, stretch rotation is the breakup of a of a of any matrix.
- If the worst case scenario for the tech giants is a forced breakup, what would this mean for shareholders?
- He was stuck in a time watching the decline and breakup of his, you know, Roman Republic.
- And he's brought peace and stability to the Soviet to to Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union.
- It was before Madeleine Albright died, but something came up about the whole Yugoslavia breakup.
Examples
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Many lawyers now advocate provisions in firm documents that allocate more costs of the breakup to the departing partner.
Academic text (1994) -
Until the recent breakup of Yugoslavia, the state policy was dominated by Marxist philosophy.
Academic text (1997) -
And that is the idea of the breakup, the idea of the split.
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Now, listen, yes, it may hurt him, but no matter what, the breakup is going to hurt him, all right?
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But you know the story of the breakup of the company.
Fiction book (1996) -
Now we're hearing there might be a breakup between Trump and Musk.
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The formal breakup of the Soviet Union took place on 26 December 1991.
Academic text (2011) -
The defeat and breakup of the Soviet empire culminating in the crumbling of the Berlin Wall is one of the great events of world history.
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Of this sample, 186 (66%) had experienced a recent breakup (on average, 3.6 months before the study).
Academic text (2013) -
The breakup of the band left many fans devastated.
Synonyms
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1.7
To cause something to fall into pieces or become damaged
138
4.2
A strong disagreement that separates people in a group
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2.6
The process of moving apart or staying apart
22
4.7
An act of leaving a group to be independent or a sudden move ahead in a race
20
6.8
The official ending of a group like a partnership or parliament
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4.3
Dividing something into separate parts, often with a border
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4.1
A process in which a substance is broken into simpler parts by chemicals or living things
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4.2
Breaking something into many small pieces with sudden force
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6.2
Something breaks into smaller pieces and falls apart
5
5.0
An act of leaving a group suddenly to be on your own
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6.3
Breaking something into small pieces, often by force
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4.7
A sudden end of an activity, relationship, or talk
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6.1
The act of separating something from the thing it is connected to
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4.9
A split into parts along natural lines, for example in rocks or cells
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4.6
An act of wood breaking that sends out small sharp pieces
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4.4
Damage that makes something in pieces or not usable
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7.9
Breaking a whole into smaller separate parts
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7.5
Breaking up an organized group like a band or army
The act of dividing something into parts or groups
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Etymology
Breakup comes from the two simple parts break ('to separate or smash') and up ('completely'), so imagine something snapping and falling into pieces — that is the breakup of a company, ice, or an object.