breaking up

present participle of break up
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as in disbanding
to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization the band broke up when their arguments over money grew too stressful

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as in melting down
to yield to mental or emotional stress the sort of person who would be among the first to break up in a prisoner of war camp

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“Breaking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaking%20up. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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