Verb
To start talking in a conversation after a period where nobody speaks.
Both men waited for the captain to make a decision. Finally, Dean broke the silence. "We need to know what to do, Captain! Before we sink!
To state an opinion on a subject that has been taboo for a period of time.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgThe young, brash and impatient, must always break the silence. It is a waste, for silence is pure. Silence is holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit with out speaking. This is the great paradox. Nicholas Sparks
The time comes when silence is betrayal. That time has come for us today... ... some of us who have already begun to break the silence of the night have found that the calling to speak is often a vocation of agony, but we must speak. Martin Luther King Jr.
The desire to break the silence with constant human noise is, I believe, precisely an avoidance of the sacred terror of that divine encounter. Matsuo Bashō
Groups like the Stand Up Men whose campaign slogan is “Speaking Up to Break the Silence Surrounding Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault” urge people to take an active stance. Source: Internet
Sarah Super — the distinctive surname is shortened from a longer Polish original, she explains — says the goal of the "Break the Silence" movement is to help change the perception of rape. Source: Internet