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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 mean?

   • 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 a rupture in a human body?

   • A rupture is a severe injury in which an internal part of your body tears or bursts open, especially the part between the bowels and the abdomen. The abdominal infection was caused by a rupture of his stomach. If a person or animal ruptures a part of their body or if it ruptures, it tears or bursts open.

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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 meaning: 1. to (cause something to) explode, break, or tear: 2. If you rupture yourself, you break apart…. Learn more.

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   the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam. the state of being broken or burst: a rupture in the earth's surface. Synonyms: burst, split, break, fracture. Antonyms: union, seam. a breach of harmonious, friendly, or peaceful relations. Pathology. hernia, especially abdominal 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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   2 days ago · 1. countable noun. A rupture is a severe injury in which an internal part of your body tears or bursts open, especially the part between the bowels and the abdomen . 2. verb. If a person or animal ruptures a part of their body or if it ruptures, it tears or bursts open. His stomach might rupture from all the acid.

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   the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam. the state of being broken or burst: a rupture in the earth's surface. a breach of harmonious, friendly, or peaceful relations.