| A | B |
| abrupt (adj | sudden; unexpected; broken into what is expected |
| bankrupt (adj) | to be out of money; financially ruined; to "break the bank" |
| corrupt (adj | evil; dishonest; to break away from honesty |
| corruptible (adj | able to be influenced into doing something that breaks away from the rules; able to become bad |
| disrupt (v) | to break up; to cause confusion |
| disruption (n) | something that breaks someone's concentration; bothersome; annoying |
| erupt (v) | to explode; to break out with force |
| interrupt (v) | to break into someone's conversation |
| interruption (n) | something that breaks up what you were doing; an unplanned event that breaks up an activity |
| rupture (v) | to burst or break open (usually a body part) |