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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ruptureRupture Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   rupture: [verb] to part by violence : break, burst. to create or induce a breach of.

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   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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   Rupture definition: the act of breaking or bursting. See examples of RUPTURE used in a sentence.

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

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   6 meanings: 1. the act of breaking or bursting or the state of being broken or burst 2. a breach of peaceful or friendly.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrupture noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   (informal) a hernia of the abdomen I nearly gave myself a rupture lifting that pile of books. (formal) the ending of agreement or of good relations between people, countries, etc. a rupture in relations between the two countries; Nothing could heal the rupture with his father.

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   Define rupture. rupture synonyms, rupture pronunciation, rupture translation, English dictionary definition of rupture. n. 1. An instance of breaking open or bursting: a rupture in the fuel line. 2. A break in friendly relations. 3. Medicine a.

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    RUPTURE definition: If you rupture something, you break or tear it, and if something ruptures, it breaks or tears: . Learn more.

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    Rupture definition: the act of breaking or bursting. See examples of RUPTURE used in a sentence.