Meaning & Definition of Breach in English
English⟶
Breach
/briʧ/
noun
1. A failure to perform some promised act or obligation
synonym:
- breach
2. An opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
synonym:
- breach
3. A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- "They hoped to avoid a break in relations"
synonym:
- rupture,
- breach,
- break,
- severance,
- rift,
- falling out
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"
synonym:
- transgress,
- offend,
- infract,
- violate,
- go against,
- breach,
- break
2. Make an opening or gap in
synonym:
- gap,
- breach