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- Dictionaryrupture/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
- 2. breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or situation): "once trust and confidence has been ruptured it can be difficult to regain" Similar
noun
- 1. an instance of breaking or bursting suddenly and completely: "a small hairline crack could develop into a rupture"
- 2. a breach of a harmonious relationship: "the rupture with his father would never be healed" Similar
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The meaning of RUPTURE is breach of peace or concord; specifically : open hostility or war between nations. How to use rupture in a sentence.
RUPTURE definition: 1. to (cause something to) explode, break, or tear: 2. If you rupture yourself, you break apart…. Learn more.
RUPTURE meaning: 1. to (cause something to) explode, break, or tear: 2. If you rupture yourself, you break apart…. Learn more.
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. Synonyms: burst, split, break, fracture. Antonyms: union, seam. a breach of harmonious, friendly, or peaceful relations. Pathology. hernia, especially abdominal hernia. verb (used with object)
A rupture is a severe injury in which an internal part of your body tears or bursts open, especially the part between the bowels and the abdomen. The abdominal infection was caused by a rupture of his stomach.
A rupture is a break or tear in something that pulls it apart. A rupture can be a literal break, like the one that happens in, say, a gas line, or it can be more figurative, as in a friendship or a business deal.
a situation when something breaks or bursts. ruptures of oil and water pipelines. (informal) a hernia of the abdomen. I nearly gave myself a rupture lifting that pile of books. (formal) the ending of agreement or of good relations between people, countries, etc. a rupture in relations between the two countries.
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.
verb. /ˈrʌptʃə (r)/ /ˈrʌptʃər/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] rupture (something/yourself) (medical) to burst or break apart something inside the body; to be broken or burst apart. a ruptured appendix. He ruptured himself (= got a hernia) trying to lift the piano.
1. An instance of breaking open or bursting: a rupture in the fuel line. 2. A break in friendly relations. 3. Medicine. a. A hernia, especially of the groin or intestines. b. A tear in an organ or tissue: rupture of an appendix; ligament rupture. v. rup·tured, rup·tur·ing, rup·tures. v.tr.
