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Breakup Pronunciation
Breakup is pronounced BRAY-kuhp, IPA /ˈbreɪˌkəp/.
BRAY-kuhp
US /ˈbreɪˌkəp/ · UK /ˈbreɪkʌp/
Syllables: BRAY · kuhp (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The end of a relationship, or the splitting apart of something larger.
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Breakup in a Sentence
- The breakup took him months to get over.
- The breakup of the empire left a dozen new states.
- She wrote most of the album after the breakup.
Common Mispronunciations of Breakup
Not bray-KUHP
As a noun the weight sits on the front, BRAY. The two-word verb, to break up, puts it on the second element instead.
Not BREK-uhp
The ea here is the long ay of steak, not the short e of bread. English spelling gives this pair no help at all.
Tip: One word with the beat on the front is the noun; two words with the beat on up is the verb.
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