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breakup | destroy |

As a noun breakup

is the act of breaking up; disintegration or division.

As a verb destroy is

to damage beyond use or repair
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breakup

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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 ) Spring

    • Synonyms

    *(act of breaking up) rupture, split *(termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship) falling out

    Anagrams

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    destroy

    English

    Verb

  • To damage beyond use or repair.
    • The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
  • To cause destruction.
    • ''Hooligans destroy unprovoked
  • To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
    • ''Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate
  • To put down or euthanize.
    • Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
  • (colloquial) To defeat soundly.
  • (computing) To remove data.
    • The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.

    Synonyms

    * annihilate * break * demolish * kill * ruin * waste * See also

    Antonyms

    * build * construct * create * make * raise * repair

    Derived terms

    * destroyable * destroyer * destroyer escort * destroying angel

    Related terms

    * destruct * destructible * destruction * destructive