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breaking point
noun
Definition of BREAKING POINT
1
: the point at which a person gives way under stress
2
: the point at which a situation becomes critical
3
: the point at which something loses force or validity <stretch the rules to the breaking point>
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First Known Use of BREAKING POINT
1865
Related to BREAKING POINT
- Synonyms
- boiling point, emergency, clutch, conjuncture, crisis, crossroad(s), crunch, crunch time, Dunkirk, exigency, extremity, flash point, head, juncture, tinderbox, zero hour
Rhymes with BREAKING POINT
at gunpoint, at knifepoint, basis point, boiling point, brownie point, cardinal point, counterpoint, Curie point, disappoint, extra point, floating-point, focal point, freezing point, growing point, ideal point, knuckle joint, melting point, miter joint, needlepoint, out of joint, pedal point, petit point, point-to-point, pressure point, rabbet joint, selling point, silverpoint, sticking point, strain a point, stretch a point, talking point, to the point, trigger point, triple point, turning point, vantage point, vowel point
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breaking point
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Medical Definition of BREAKING POINT
: the point at which a person gives way under stress
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