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breaks the fourth wall

breaks the fourth wall is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break the fourth wall.

Meaning of break the fourth wall

Verb

break the fourth wall (third-person singular simple present breaks the fourth wall, present participle breaking the fourth wall, simple past broke the fourth wall, past participle broken the fourth wall)

  1. (idiomatic) To apparently communicate with reality directly, such as when characters of literature comment on the existence of a reader.

Questions about breaks the fourth wall

What is breaks the fourth wall the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Breaks the fourth wall is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break the fourth wall.

Words near breaks the fourth wall in the dictionary

  1. breaks stride
  2. breaks the back of
  3. breaks the bank
  4. breaks the cycle
  5. breaks the deadlock
  6. breaks the fourth wall
  7. breaks the ice
  8. breaks the internet
  9. breaks the internets
  10. breaks the interwebs
  11. breaks the mold

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