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rupture

[ ruhp-cher ]
/ ˈrʌp tʃər /
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noun
verb (used with object), rup·tured, rup·tur·ing.
verb (used without object), rup·tured, rup·tur·ing.
to suffer a break or rupture.
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Origin of rupture

1475–85; <Latin ruptūra (noun), equivalent to rupt(us) (past participle of rumpere to break) + -ūra-ure

OTHER WORDS FROM rupture

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rupture

rapture, rupture
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How to use rupture in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for 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
  1. the breaking or tearing of a bodily structure or part
  2. 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

Derived forms of rupture

rupturable, adjective

Word Origin for rupture

C15: from Latin ruptūra a breaking, from rumpere to burst forth; see erupt
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