As a noun, a break or opening in something solid, or a failure to keep a promise or rule; as a verb, to break through or violate something.
From Old English “bryce,” meaning “breaking,” related to “break.” The word extended from physical breaks in walls to breaks in laws and agreements.
A “breach of trust” and a “breach in the wall” are the same story told in different worlds: something that was whole has been broken open. The word lets you picture a crack in a relationship as clearly as a hole in a fortress.
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