rupture

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A burst, split, or break.
2. (countable, uncountable) A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.
3. (countable, uncountable) A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.
4. (countable, uncountable) A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To burst, break through, or split, as under pressure.
2. (intransitive) To dehisce irregularly.

Synonyms

hernia

break

breach

fracture

burst

tear

split

rift

breakage

failure

crack

snap

disrupt

bust

breakdown

rip up

severance

gap

abruption

crush

flaw

collapse

crevice

shatter

slit

falling out

disruption

rent

hole

🕳️

pop

break off

disagreement

deviation

broken

detonate

detachment

break through

destruction

break open

fraction

fissure

crash

break-off

blown up

explosion

explode

estrangement

cracking

error

disunion

Translations

Bruch

rottura

rupture

ruptura

rotura

ruptura

frattura

rompimento

Riss

kopma

hernie

rasgar

ρήξη

zerschlitzen

ernia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹʌptʃə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French rupture, or its source, Latin ruptūra (“a breaking, rupture (of a limb or vein)”) and Medieval Latin ruptūra (“a road, a field, a form of feudal tenure, a tax, etc.”), from the participle stem of rumpere (“to break, burst”).

Sentences

The asci do not rupture at maturity .