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   rupture

   /ˈrʌptʃə/

   verb

   • 1. (especially of a pipe or container, or bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly: "if the main artery ruptures he could die" Similar breakfracturecrackburstsplitfissureblowoutbreakfracturecrackbreachburstsplittearpunctureinformal:bust
   • ▪ cause to break or burst suddenly: "the impact ruptured both fuel tanks"
   • ▪ suffer an abdominal hernia: "one of the boys was ruptured and needed to be fitted with a truss"
   • 2. breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or situation): "once trust and confidence has been ruptured it can be difficult to regain" Similar severbreakcut offbreak offbreachdisruptseparatedivideliterary:tear asundercleaverendsunderriverare:dissever

   noun

   • 1. an instance of breaking or bursting suddenly and completely: "a small hairline crack could develop into a rupture"
   • ▪ an abdominal hernia. Similar hernia
   • 2. a breach of a harmonious relationship: "the rupture with his father would never be healed" Similar riftestrangementbreak-upbreachsplitseveranceseparationpartingdivisionalienationdisagreementquarrelfeudschisminformal:falling-outbust-uprow

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French rupture or Latin ruptura, from rumpere ‘to break’. The verb dates from the mid 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rupturable adjective

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