Looking for a word (best describes) that means breaking a loop

I'm currently writing an academic paper. It involves the neverending cycle of human evilness in our hearts. I was looking for a word that breaks such "eternity" like

unless we dare ourselves to (word) the eternal cycle of stepping on others . . .

was looking for a word something powerful and perfect for that kind of sentence.


Solution 1:

If you want to use something more dramatic than break the cycle then you could use escape the cycle. It hints that the cycle is a trap while adequately conveying your meaning.