deal-breaker
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- adjective
- /ˈdiːlˌbreɪkər/
- Informal
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decisivo
- It's not a deal-breaker for me, but it is disappointing and gives the Paperwhite a sort of low-end feel.
Examples
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I am not loving the first five eyeshadow colors, so that's definitely a deal-breaker.
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Her constant lateness became a deal-breaker in their relationship.
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Is that supposed to be some kind of deal-breaker, George?
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While in no way a deal-breaker, I do feel it was a missed opportunity.
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But I cannot see this issue as the deal-breaker that the blogosphere seems to think it is.
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If that's a deal-breaker for you, fine.
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If we can't make that work, it's a deal-breaker.
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It would have to come out or be a deal-breaker.
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For others, it will be a deal-breaker: "I appreciate you're telling me you've got three kids out of wedlock, but I think we're just at different places in our lives."
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If the price increases, it will be a deal-breaker for potential buyers.
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Etymology
Deal-breaker as an adjective is made from deal ('an agreement') and breaker ('that breaks'), and it is used before a noun to describe something that would make a deal fail. That's why a deal-breaker term or condition 'causes failure' of the agreement.