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oathbreach

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈoʊθbɹiːt͡ʃ/

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noun

Meaning 1

Breach or breaking of an oath; perjury.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English othbreche, from Old English āþbriċe, āþbryċe (“the breaking of an oath, perjury”), equivalent to oath + breach. Compare West Frisian eedbrek (“perjury”), Dutch eedbreuk (“breach of an oath”), German Low German Eedbröök (“the breach of an oath”), German Eidbruch (“the breaking of an oath”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: křivopřísežnictví — breach or breaking of an oath
  • Dutch: eedbreuk — breach or breaking of an oath
  • Finnish: väärä vala — breach or breaking of an oath
  • French: parjure — breach or breaking of an oath
  • French: rupture de serment — breach or breaking of an oath
  • French: violation de serment — breach or breaking of an oath
  • German: Eidbruch — breach or breaking of an oath
  • Polish: krzywoprzysięstwo — breach or breaking of an oath
  • Serbo-Croatian: krivokletstvo — breach or breaking of an oath
  • Slovak: krivoprísažníctvo — breach or breaking of an oath