rupture (ˈrʌptʃə
)
Definitions
noun
- the act of breaking or bursting or the state of being broken or burst
- a breach of peaceful or friendly relations
- pathology
- the breaking or tearing of a bodily structure or part
- another word for hernia
verb
- to break or burst or cause to break or burst
- to affect or be affected with a rupture or hernia
- to undergo or cause to undergo a breach in relations or friendship
Alternative Forms
ˈrupturable adjectiveWord Origin
C15: from Latin ruptūra a breaking, from rumpere to burst forth; see eruptSynonyms
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breach,
split,
hostility,
falling-out,
disagreement,
contention,
feud,
disruption,
quarrel,
rift,
break,
bust-up,
dissolution,
altercation,
schism,
estrangement,
Usage examples
When they were at last able to calm Henry, the rupture was somehow patched over.
, Here Be Dragons (1986)But one of the remaining pair died at 24 weeks of respiratory distress due to premature rupture of the membranes.
New Scientist (2003)None of this, though, will ever help him overcome the deep social rupture caused by Iraq, or the deep international rupture.
Globe and Mail (2003)Research has suggested that statins also alter the nature of fatty plaques in the coronary arteries and make them less likely to rupture.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)The fallopian tubes cannot expand to accommodate a pregnancy, and will eventually rupture painfully and sometimes fatally.
, Vasectomy and Sterilization (1989)