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rupture
[ruhp-cher]
noun
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.
verb (used with object)
to break or burst.
He ruptured a blood vessel.
Antonyms: uniteto cause a breach of.
to rupture friendly relations.
Pathology., to affect with hernia.
verb (used without object)
to suffer a break or rupture.
rupture
/ ˈrʌptʃə /
noun
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
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
Other Word Forms
- rupturable adjective
- nonrupturable adjective
- nonrupture noun
- unrupturable adjective
- unruptured adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of rupture1
Example Sentences
The evidence suggests the San Andreas fault in 1700 ruptured in an earthquake within hours to days of the Cascadia earthquake.
If implemented at full-force, the US tariffs have the power to "rupture" Canada's economy.
The lines have sat idle since 2015, when a corroded section ruptured near Refugio State Beach, creating one of the state’s worst oil spills.
Several months into Russia's full-scale invasion, three of the four Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia to Germany were ruptured by explosives.
She was diagnosed with a ruptured fallopian tube after suffering a miscarriage, which required surgery "within the hour".
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