Break
Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.
Faint
Faint verb - To lose consciousness.
How words are described
| brief | brief break | brief faint |
| complete | complete break | complete faint |
| real | real break | real faint |
| dramatic | dramatic break | dramatic faint |
| Other adjectives: outright. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Gen V gave it Multiscale, which makes it nigh impossible to faint if you don't break it beforehand since the ability cuts damage taken by half when at full HP.
Source: Game Breaker / Smogon -
Brown Note: Dewey develops book talks that have this effect, making people faint, break out in rashes, speak Urdu, and so on.
Source: Webcomic / Unshelved -
Stuff so steamy, just telling it can get people flustered, and as for showing it, well, the Moral Guardians that don't faint will break out the Torches and Pitchforks.
Source: Head-Tiltingly Kinky
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