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rupture

[ ruhp-cher ]

noun

  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.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  3. a breach of harmonious, friendly, or peaceful relations.
  4. Pathology. hernia, especially abdominal hernia.


verb (used with object)

ruptured, rupturing.
  1. to break or burst:

    He ruptured a blood vessel.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. to cause a breach of:

    to rupture friendly relations.

  3. Pathology. to affect with hernia.

verb (used without object)

ruptured, rupturing.
  1. to suffer a break or rupture.

rupture

/ ˈʌʃə /

noun

  1. the act of breaking or bursting or the state of being broken or burst
  2. a breach of peaceful or friendly relations
  3. pathol
    1. the breaking or tearing of a bodily structure or part
    2. another word for hernia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to break or burst or cause to break or burst
  2. to affect or be affected with a rupture or hernia
  3. to undergo or cause to undergo a breach in relations or friendship
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱٳܰ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܱtܰ·· adjective
  • non·ܱtܰ·· adjective
  • ԴDz·ܱtܰ noun
  • un·ܱtܰ·· adjective
  • ܲ·ܱtܰ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rupture1

1475–85; < Latin ܱū (noun), equivalent to rupt ( us ) (past participle of rumpere to break) + -ure
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rupture1

C15: from Latin ܱū a breaking, from rumpere to burst forth; see erupt
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It took the ship more than a month to find the rupture and complete the repair.

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A shallow magnitude 7.7 quake hit central Myanmar and was followed minutes later by a magnitude 6.4 aftershock, toppling buildings and rupturing roads.

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On March 11, Woods announced he was recovering from surgery on his ruptured left Achilles tendon.

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It also ruptured transatlantic relations, setting Europe and the US at odds, another diplomatic problem that took time to settle.

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"Instead Uber's insultingly low fees force drivers to spend so long on the roads that in many cases relationships rupture and families are broken up," it added.

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