rupture
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.
Pathology. hernia, especially abdominal hernia.
to break or burst: He ruptured a blood vessel.
to cause a breach of: to rupture friendly relations.
Pathology. to affect with hernia.
to suffer a break or rupture.
Origin of rupture
1Other words for rupture
Opposites for rupture
Other words from rupture
- rup·tur·a·ble, adjective
- non·rup·tur·a·ble, adjective
- non·rup·ture, noun
- un·rup·tur·a·ble, adjective
- un·rup·tured, adjective
Words that may be confused with rupture
- rapture, rupture
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How to use rupture in a sentence
That incident was due to an “equipment” problem (a steel tube ruptured)—resulting in explosive vapors being released and ignited.
She suffered 10 broken bones, missing and broken teeth, a fractured rib, and a severely ruptured liver.
Deep Thoughts from War Machine's Sexist, Racist Prison Blog | Melissa Leon | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSection by section it has ruptured as though it were a pyric San Andreas fault line.
Colorado Blazes Remind Us That National Policy on Fire Needs a Fix | Stephen J. Pyne | June 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 1988 during a sanctioned peaceful protest, she was so severely beaten by San Francisco police that her spleen ruptured.
Hero Grandmother Dolores Huerta Honored With Medal of Freedom | Sandra McElwaine | May 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThese eventually ruptured, and she required a fourth surgery to fix them.
The gas stimulated his heart action to the point where a blood vessel was ruptured causing death.
The small muscles of both his arms were ruptured, and a subsequent attack of erysipelas put his life in jeopardy.
Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh | George W. FooteAft of Stores, I heard the whistle of escaping air and high pressure gasses from ruptured lines.
Greylorn | John Keith LaumerI said something to him and then he ran the revolver right in here in my groin and he ruptured me at the same time.
The Everett massacre | Walker C. SmithThis alliance was ruptured under circumstances that took place publicly, but the undercurrent of which has never been fathomed.
British Dictionary definitions for rupture
/ (ˈrʌptʃə) /
the act of breaking or bursting or the state of being broken or burst
a breach of peaceful or friendly relations
pathol
the breaking or tearing of a bodily structure or part
another word for hernia
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
Origin of rupture
1Derived forms of rupture
- rupturable, adjective
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