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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
"It may be time to fundamentally reconsider this model and move toward atherosclerosis imaging to identify the silent plaque -- early atherosclerosis- before it has a chance to rupture."
"We are not experiencing a transition, but a rupture," acknowledged Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to journalists just before the summit session.
He knew that forcing the issue of fossil fuels on the agenda would rupture that.
Whether India can repair the deeper political rupture remains uncertain.
I feel the ground underneath the building rupture—I can almost taste the iron in the liquefied earth.
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