"breakee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: breakees [plural]
Etymology: break + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|break|ee}} break + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} breakee (plural breakees)
  1. (rare) One who is broken, or with whom a relationship is broken. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-breakee-en-noun-TXOs~RVB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2013, Brian H. Spitzberg, William R. Cupach, The Dark Side of Close Relationships, page 298",
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