briseadh — meaning in English

English meaning

• chasm noun A deep, steep-sided crack or gap in the earth.
• defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
• fracture noun A break, crack, or split — especially in a bone, but also in rock or other hard material.

Senses

briseadh is used for these senses in English:

• chasm (by extension) A large difference of opinion.
• fracture (medicine) A break in bone or cartilage.

chasm — full definition

1. noun A deep, steep-sided crack or gap in the earth.
2. noun A very large difference between two people, ideas, or groups.

defeat — full definition

1. verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
2. verb To prevent something from succeeding or being achieved.
3. noun An instance of losing, or of being overcome.

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