dealbreaker



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dealbreaker

A specific issue or thing that will cause an agreement, deal, or relationship to fail or be terminated. He told me he never wanted to have kids, which is a dealbreaker for me, so we decided to end the relationship then and there. The insurgency's insistence on maintaining a political presence was a dealbreaker for the truce negotiations.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hynek-Czech
Shiva (2)-Persian
PercyPUR-seeEnglish
Aristocles-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Arkhip-Russian
Serenasə-REEN-ə (English), se-RE-nah (Italian)English, Italian, Late Roman