絶交

ぜっこう
breach

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ぜっこう【絶交】

◇ → 絶交する

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ぜっこう【絶交】

the end of a relationship; a permanent breach (of friendship); a rupture.

～する break off relations (with…); break up (with…); break off a [one's] friendship (with…); drop sb; break with sb; stop seeing [going out with] 《a girl》; part company (with…); 《文》 part (with [from] sb); sever (one's) links [ties, relations] (with…); renounce one's friendship with…; 《口》 dump sb; be through [done, finished] with sb; 〔のけ者にする〕 ostracize; send sb to Coventry.

●彼とはとっくに絶交した. I broke off relations with him long ago.

●君とはもう絶交だ. I'm done [through] with you. | I never want to see you again.

絶交状 a letter breaking off a [one's] relationship 《with sb》; 〔女から男に送られる〕 a Dear John (letter); 〔男から女に送られる〕 a Dear Jane (letter).