rupture

[ruhp-cher]

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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), rup·tured, rup·tur·ing.

to break or burst: He ruptured a blood vessel.

to cause a breach of: to rupture friendly relations.

Pathology. to affect with hernia.

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

SYNONYMS FOR rupture

2. fracture, break, split, burst. 5. fracture, split, disrupt.

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ANTONYMS FOR rupture

2. seam, union. 5. unite.

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Related forms

rup·tur·a·ble, adjectivenon·rup·tur·a·ble, adjectivenon·rup·ture, nounun·rup·tur·a·ble, adjective

un·rup·tured, adjective

Can be confusedrapture rupture

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The families were intimate; so intimate that their friendliness outlived generations, civil war, and all sorts of rupture.
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British Dictionary definitions for rupture

rupture

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

Derived Formsrupturable, adjective

Word Origin for rupture

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

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Word Origin and History for rupture

rupture

late 14c., originally medical, from Latin ruptura "the breaking (of an arm or leg), fracture," from past participle stem of rumpere "to break," from PIE *reup- "to snatch" (see rip (v.)). Specifically as "abdominal hernia" from early 15c.

rupture

1739, from rupture (n.). Related: Ruptured; rupturing. Ruptured duck (1945) was U.S. GI's dismissive term (based on its design) for the discharge button they were awarded.

Medicine definitions for rupture

rupture

[rŭp′chər]

n.

The process of breaking open or bursting.

A hernia, especially of the groin or intestines.

A tear in an organ or a tissue.

v.

To break open; burst.

rupture

noun

verb (used with object), rup·tured, rup·tur·ing.

verb (used without object), rup·tured, rup·tur·ing.

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