Definitions for "Bad break"
Awkward visual composition resulting from ending a page with a single word; ending a page with a hyphenated word; ending a page with the first line of a paragraph; using a hyphenated line of text in the first line of a page; or dividing a word incorrectly. See also: orphan; widow.
The bad hyphenation of a word or phrase of a sentence.
Starting a page or column of type with a widow or with the end of a hyphenated word.