Breakaway — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of breaking away or withdrawing from

having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɪkstəs/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈeɪkəwˌeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈeɪkəwˌeɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈælɪkstəs/.

Examples

there was a breakaway by the discontented members
a breaking away from family and neighborhood
a breakaway faction

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

separatist breaking away fissiparous

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of breaking away or withdrawing from “there was a breakaway by the discontented members”
adjective	having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude “a breakaway faction”

Word Forms

break away	verb	withdraw from an organization or communion
separatist	noun	an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausbrechen

der Akt des Losbrechens oder Zurückziehens

🇫🇷French

rompre

le fait de rompre ou de se retirer de

🇪🇸Spanish

escapada

el acto de separarse o retirarse de

🇮🇹Italian

staccarsi

l'atto di staccarsi o di ritirarsi da

🇳🇱Dutch

ontsnapping

de handeling van het zich losmaken of zich terugtrekken uit

🇵🇹Portuguese

fugir

o ato de romper ou retirar-se

🇷🇺Russian

вырваться

акт отрыва или ухода от

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ब्रेक अवे

अलग होने या अलग होने की क्रिया या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছেদ

ভেঙ্গে ফেলা বা প্রত্যাহারের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரிந்து சென்றது

பிரிந்து செல்லும் அல்லது விலகும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విడిపోయిన

విడిపోవడం లేదా ఉపసంహరించుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

खंडित

वेगळे होण्याची किंवा मागे घेण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

છૂટાછેડા

તોડવાનું અથવા પાછું ખેંચવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೇರ್ಪಟ್ಟ

ದೂರ ಒಡೆಯುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಂತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്രേക്ക് എവേ

പിരിയുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അതിൽ നിന്ന് പിന്മാറുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੂਰ ਹੋ ਜਾਓ

ਤੋੜਨ ਜਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਹਟਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹوٹنا

الگ ہونے یا پیچھے ہٹنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脱离

脱离或退出的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

離脱する

～から離れる、または撤退する行為

🇰🇷Korean

이탈

이탈하거나 탈퇴하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ly khai

hành động phá vỡ hoặc rút khỏi

🇹🇭Thai

แตกหัก

การละทิ้งหรือถอนตัวจาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

memisahkan diri

tindakan melepaskan diri atau menarik diri dari

🇵🇭Filipino

humiwalay

ang pagkilos ng paghiwalay o pag-alis mula sa

🇲🇾Malay

memisahkan diri

perbuatan melepaskan diri atau menarik diri daripada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الانفصالية

فعل الانفصال أو الانسحاب من

🇮🇷Persian

جدا شده

عمل جدا شدن یا کناره گیری از

🇹🇷Turkish

kaçmak

kopma veya çekilme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פריצה

פעולת ההתנתקות או הנסיגה

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