1. A failure to perform some promised act or obligation
   "The company's breach of contract resulted in a lawsuit"
    
2. An opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
   "The flood waters poured through the breach in the levee"; "The soldiers rushed through the breach in the castle wall"
    
3. A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
   "they hoped to avoid a breach in relations";
   - rupture, break, severance, rift, falling out
    
4. Violation of security or confidentiality
   "A data breach exposed customer information"

1. Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
   "breach all laws of humanity";
   - transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, break, outrage
    
2. Make an opening or gap in
   "They breached the fence to create a shortcut";
   - gap

Sounds like: breech

Derived forms: breached, breaches, breaching

Type of: breakup, detachment, disrespect, failure, gap, open, open up, opening, separation

Encyclopedia: Breach, Somerset