breach meaning

breach as a verb

1. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
   • offend all laws of humanity
   • violate the basic laws or human civilization
   • break a law
   • break a promise

   Synonyms: transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, break

   Type of: disrespect

   Kinds: sin, drop the ball, conflict, trespass

2. make an opening or gap in

   Synonyms: gap

   Type of: open

breach as a noun

1. a failure to perform some promised act or obligation

   Type of: failure

   Kinds: breach of contract, breach of duty

2. an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)

   Type of: opening

3. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
   • they hoped to avoid a break in relations

   Synonyms: rupture, break, severance, rift, falling out

   Type of: separation

   Kinds: schism

How to pronounce breach

breach is pronounced /briːtʃ/ in British English and /britʃ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with breach

• speech
• screech
• teach
• bleach
• preach
• beach
• beech
• leech
• beseech
• leach
• peach
• impeach