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break-promise

break-promise noun: an untrustworthy person; someone who habitually breaks vows and promises.

Noun

break-promise (plural break-promises)

  1. (derogatory, obsolete) An untrustworthy person; someone who habitually breaks vows and promises.
    • if you break one jot of your promise or come one / minute behind your hour, I will think you the most / pathetical break-promise and the most hollow lover1599, William Shakespeare, As You Like It, act 4, scene 1

Synonyms of break-promise

Forms of break-promise

pluralbreak-promises

Origin of break-promise

From break + promise.

Questions about break-promise

What does break-promise mean?
Break-promise means an untrustworthy person; someone who habitually breaks vows and promises.
What part of speech is break-promise?
Break-promise is a noun.
What is the plural of break-promise?
The plural of break-promise is break-promises.

Words near break-promise in the dictionary

  1. break-ins
  2. break-of-gauge station
  3. break-of-gauge stations
  4. break-off
  5. break-offs
  6. break-promise
  7. break-promises
  8. break-up
  9. break-upper
  10. break-uppers
  11. break-ups

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