BREAKAWAY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of breaking away or withdrawing from

Example:

a breaking away from family and neighborhood

Synonyms:

breakaway; breaking away

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("breakaway" is a kind of...):

secession; withdrawal (formal separation from an alliance or federation)

Derivation:

break away (withdraw from an organization or communion)

Meaning:

Having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude

Example:

a breakaway faction

Synonyms:

breakaway; fissiparous; separatist

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

independent (free from external control and constraint)