break-promise
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) An untrustworthy person; someone who habitually breaks vows and promises.
Etymology
Compound from English break (break, game won against the server) + English promise.
Origin
English
promise
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beambreak English
- bebreak English
- bio-break English
- brake pedal English
- break English
- break loose English
- break off English
- break-bones English
- break-vow English
- breakability English
- breakable English
- breakage English
- breakaway English
- breakbeat English
- breakbone English
- breakcore English
- breakdance English
- breakdancing English
- breaker English
- breaker bar English
- breakest English
- breaketh English
- breakface English
- breakfast English
- breakfront English
- breakle English
- breakless English
- breakly English
- breakneck English
- breakoff English
- breakopen English
- breakpoint English
- breakproof English
- breakstone English
- breakthrough English
- breakthru English
- breaktime English
- breakup English
- breakwater English
- breakwind English
- breaky English
- brickle English
- brokeback English
- crossbreak English
- firebreak English
- forbreak English
- forepromise English
- heartbreak English
- housebreak English
- inbreak English
- jailbreak English
- lunchbreak English
- microbreak English
- midterm break English
- mini-break English
- minibreak English
- nanobreak English
- newsbreak English
- nightbreak English
- outbreak English
- outpromise English
- overbreak English
- overpromise English
- prebreak English
- promise English
- promisee English
- promiseful English
- promiseless English
- promiser English
- promisest English
- promiseth English
- rebreak English
- repromise English
- shelfbreak English
- stonebreak English
- strikebreak English
- sunbreak English
- tiebreak English
- tobreak English
- un-break English
- unbreak English
- unbreakable English
- underbreak English
- underpromise English
- unpromise English
- upbreak English
- waterbreak English
- windbreak English
- word break English
- breikata Finnish
- promissum Latin
- break Italian
- break French
- promesse French
- *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European
- ブレイク Japanese
- breken Middle English
- promisse, promis Middle English
- pramis Cebuano
- bruk Tok Pisin
- brukim Tok Pisin
- promis Tok Pisin
- بريك Gulf Arabic
- bruck Jamaican Creole
- break
- breaky
- breakly
- breaker
- bebreak
- breakup
- tobreak
- inbreak
- brickle
- upbreak
- rebreak
- unbreak
- promise
- breakle
- sunbreak
- breakest
- promiser
- breakoff
- breakage
- prebreak
- tiebreak
- forbreak
- un-break
- outbreak
- breaketh
- promisee
- breakface
- breakcore
- nanobreak
- unpromise
- break off
- promiseth
- breakneck
- promisest
- minibreak
- breakaway
- repromise
- bio-break
- newsbreak
- breakfast
- windbreak
- beambreak
- breakthru
- breakable
- jailbreak
- breakless
- break-vow
- firebreak
- breakwind
- breaktime
- brokeback
- breakopen
- breakbeat
- breakbone
- overbreak
- outpromise
- breakfront
- mini-break
- stonebreak
- word break
- lunchbreak
- nightbreak
- waterbreak
- microbreak
- underbreak
- breakwater
- breakpoint
- housebreak
- breakproof
- breakstone
- heartbreak
- shelfbreak
- crossbreak
- promiseful
- breakdance
- break-bones
- unbreakable
- breaker bar
- forepromise
- brake pedal
- break loose
- strikebreak
- promiseless
- overpromise
- underpromise
- breakthrough
- breakability
- breakdancing
- midterm break