# break up

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To break or separate into pieces.
2. To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
3. To upset greatly; to cause great emotional disturbance or unhappiness in.
4. To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
5. To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship with each other.
6. To dissolve; to part.
7. Of a school, to close for the holidays at the end of term.
8. Of a conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to deteriorate.
9. To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.
10. To become disorganised.
11. To cut or take to pieces for scrap.
12. To be or cause to be overcome with laughter.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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