housebreaking Syllabification: (house·break·ing)Pronunciation: /ˈhousˌbrākiNG/Translate housebreaking | into Italian Definition of housebreaking noun the action of breaking into a building, especially in daytime, to commit a crime. Derivatives housebreakerPronunciation: /-ˌbrākər/ noun housebreaking in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of housebreaking in the British & World English dictionary