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Definitions for Rupture

[1] the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
[2] the state of being broken or burst: a rupture in the earth's surface.
[3] a breach of harmonious, friendly, or peaceful relations.
[4] Pathology . hernia, especially abdominal hernia.
[5] to break or burst: He ruptured a blood vessel.
[6] to cause a breach of: to rupture friendly relations.
[7] Pathology . to affect with hernia.
[8] to suffer a break or rupture.
[9] the act of breaking or bursting or the state of being broken or burst
[10] a breach of peaceful or friendly relations
[11] pathol the breaking or tearing of a bodily structure or part another word for hernia
[12] to break or burst or cause to break or burst
[13] to affect or be affected with a rupture or hernia
[14] to undergo or cause to undergo a breach in relations or friendship

Words related to Rupture

fissure, schism, fracture, breach, hernia, rift, misunderstanding, disruption, estrangement, puncture, burst, tear, shatter, erupt, sunder, disrupt, sever, division, rent, crack

Words nearby 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

Words that may be confused with Rupture

rapture, rupture

Other words from Rupture

rup·tur·a·ble , adjective
non·rup·tur·a·ble , adjective
non·rup·ture , noun
un·rup·tur·a·ble , adjective
un·rup·tured , adjective

Word origin for Rupture

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

Synonyms for Rupture

breach, fissure, fracture, hernia, schism, burst, cleavage, cleft, crack, division, herniation, parting, rent, tear