break apart meaning

UK /breɪk əˈpɑːt/ US /breɪk əˈpɑrt/ 3 syllables

break apart (verb): break violently or noisily; smash.

break apart has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

break apart as a verb

  1. break violently or noisily; smash

    Synonyms: crash, break up

    Type of: disintegrate

  2. take apart into its constituent pieces

    Synonyms: disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up

    Type of: destroy

    Kinds: strike

  3. break up or separate
    • The country is disunifying
    • Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989

    Synonyms: disunify

    Type of: separate

How to pronounce break apart

break apart is pronounced /breɪk əˈpɑːt/ in British English and /breɪk əˈpɑrt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.

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