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   Rup·ture

   /ˈrəp(t)SHər/

   

   verb

   • 1. (especially of a pipe, a vessel, or a bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly: "if the main artery ruptures he could die" Similar breakfracturecrackburstsplitfissureblowoutbreakfracturecrackbreachburstsplittearpunctureinformal:bust
   • ▪ cause to break or burst suddenly and completely: "the impact ruptured both fuel tanks"
   • ▪ suffer a bursting of (a bodily part): "it was her first match since rupturing an Achilles tendon"
   • ▪ suffer an abdominal hernia: "one of the boys was ruptured and needed to be fitted with a truss"
   • 2. breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or situation): "once trust has been ruptured it can be difficult to regain" Similar severbreakcut offbreak offbreachdisruptseparatedivideliterary:tear asundercleaverendsunderriverare:dissever

   noun

   • 1. an instance of breaking or bursting suddenly and completely: "a small hairline crack could develop into a rupture"
   • ▪ an abdominal hernia. Similar hernia
   • 2. a breach of a harmonious relationship: "the rupture with his father would never be healed" Similar riftestrangementbreakupbreachsplitseveranceseparationpartingdivisionalienationdisagreementquarrelfeudschisminformal:falling-outbust-uprow

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French rupture or Latin ruptura, from rumpere ‘to break’. The verb dates from the mid 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rupturable adjective

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   What does rupture a blood vessel mean?

   • verb (used with object), rup·tured, rup·tur·ing. to break or burst: He ruptured a blood vessel. to cause a breach of: to rupture friendly relations. Pathology. to affect with hernia. verb (used without object), rup·tured, rup·tur·ing. to suffer a break or rupture.

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   • Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! RUPTURE definition: 1. to (cause something to) explode, break, or tear: 2. If you rupture yourself, you break apart…. Learn more.

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   What is an example of a rupture?

   • loading examples... A rupture is a break or tear in something that pulls it apart. A rupture can be a literal break, like the one that happens in, say, a gas line, or it can be more figurative, as in a friendship or a business deal.

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   What does it mean if a news has ruptured?

   • figurative This news has ruptured (= violently ended) the delicate peace between the rival groups. If you rupture yourself, you break apart the wall of muscle that keeps your stomach and your bowels in place, usually by lifting something too heavy. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

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   Rupture is a verb that means to cause something to explode, break, or tear, or to cause yourself to break apart the wall of muscle that holds your stomach and bowels in place. It can also be a noun that means an occasion when something explodes, breaks, or tears, or a medical condition in which the wall of muscle holding the stomach and bowels in place is broken apart.

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   Rupture is a verb that means to cause something to explode, break, or tear, or to cause yourself to break apart. It can also be a noun that means an occasion when something explodes, breaks, or tears, or a medical condition in which the wall of muscle holding the stomach and bowels in place is broken apart.

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   Rupture is a noun meaning the act or state of breaking or bursting, or a verb meaning to break or burst something. It can also refer to a breach of peaceful or friendly relations, or a hernia.

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   A rupture is a break or tear in something that pulls it apart. A rupture can be a literal break, like the one that happens in, say, a gas line, or it can be more figurative, as in a friendship or a business deal.

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   Rupture means to burst or break apart something inside the body, to make something such as a container or a pipe break or burst, or to end an agreement or good relations. Learn how to use rupture in different contexts with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.