rupture
[ ruhp-cher ]
/ ˈrʌp tʃər /
noun
verb (used with object), rup·tured, rup·tur·ing.
verb (used without object), rup·tured, rup·tur·ing.
to suffer a break or rupture.
Origin of rupture
1475–85; < Latin
ruptūra (noun), equivalent to
rupt(us) (past participle of
rumpere to break) +
-ūra
-ure
SYNONYMS FOR rupture
OTHER WORDS FROM rupture
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rupture
rapture ruptureWords nearby rupture
rupes altai,
rupestrine,
rupia,
rupiah,
rupicolous,
rupture,
ruptured duck,
rural,
rural dean,
rural delivery,
rural delivery service
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British Dictionary definitions for rupture
rupture
/ (ˈrʌptʃə) /
noun
the act of breaking or bursting or the state of being broken or burst
a breach of peaceful or friendly relations
pathol
- the breaking or tearing of a bodily structure or part
- another word for hernia
verb
to break or burst or cause to break or burst
to affect or be affected with a rupture or hernia
to undergo or cause to undergo a breach in relations or friendship
Derived forms of rupture
rupturable, adjectiveWord Origin for rupture
C15: from Latin
ruptūra a breaking, from
rumpere to burst forth; see
erupt
Medical definitions for rupture
rupture
[ rŭp′chər ]
n.
The process of breaking open or bursting.
A hernia, especially of the groin or intestines.
A tear in an organ or a tissue.
v.
To break open; burst.