breakoff

breakoff or break-off [breyk-awf, ‐of] WORD ORIGIN noun a discontinuation, especially abrupt, as of relations. the action of breaking off. Liberaldictionary.com

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Origin of breakoff First recorded in 1860–65; noun use of verb break off (in the sense “to stop sudddenly”) Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Related Words for breakoff interruption, interval, lull, layoff, letup, intrusion, stoppage, hiatus, hitch, delay, disruption, pause, disturbance, breach, suspension, rupture, blackout, cutoff, recess, hesitation