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View usage for: (rʌptʃəʳ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense ruptures, present participle rupturing, past tense, past participle ruptured1. countable nounA 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. 2. verbIf a person or animal ruptures a part of their body or if it ruptures, it tears or bursts open. His stomach might rupture from all the acid. [VERB] Whilst playing badminton, I ruptured my Achilles tendon. [VERB noun] ...a ruptured appendix. [VERB-ed] 3. verbIf you rupture yourself, you rupture a part of your body, usually because you have lifted something heavy. He ruptured himself playing football. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] 4. verbIf an object ruptures or if something ruptures it, it bursts open. Certain truck gasoline tanks can rupture and burn in a collision. [VERB] Sloshing liquids can rupture the walls of their containers. [VERB noun] Synonyms: break, separate, tear, split More Synonyms of rupture 5. countable nounIf there is a rupture between people, relations between them get much worse or end completely. The incidents have not yet caused a major rupture in the political ties between countries. [+ in] ...a rupture of the family unit. Synonyms: breach, split, hostility, falling-out [informal] More Synonyms of rupture 6. verbIf someone or something ruptures relations between people, they damage them, causing them to become worse or to end. The incident ruptures a recent and fragile cease-fire. [VERB noun] More Synonyms of rupture rupture in British English (ˈrʌptʃə) noun1. the act of breaking or bursting or the state of being broken or burst 2. a breach of peaceful or friendly relations 3. pathologya. the breaking or tearing of a bodily structure or part b. another word for hernia verb4. to break or burst or cause to break or burst 5. to affect or be affected with a rupture or hernia 6. to undergo or cause to undergo a breach in relations or friendship Derived forms rupturable (ˈrupturable) adjective Word origin C15: from Latin ruptūra a breaking, from rumpere to burst forth; see eruptrupture in American English (ˈrʌptʃər) noun1. the act of breaking apart or bursting, or the state of being broken apart or burst; breach 2. a breaking off of friendly or peaceful relations, as between countries or individuals 3. Medicine a hernia ; esp.,a. an abdominal or inguinal hernia b. a forcible tearing or bursting of an organ or part, as of a blood vessel, the bladder, etc. verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈruptured or ˈrupturing4. to break apart or burst 5. to affect with, undergo, or suffer a rupture Word origin LME ruptur < MFr rupture < L ruptura < ruptus, pp. of rumpere, to break < IE * reup- < base * reu-, to tear out, tear apart, break > rob, rub Examples of 'rupture' in a sentencerupture In other languagesrupture British English: rupture NOUN 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. - American English: rupture
- Brazilian Portuguese: hérnia
- Chinese: > 破裂体内组织
- European Spanish: hernia
- French: hernie
- German: Bruch
- Italian: perforazione
- Japanese: 破裂
- Korean: 파열
- European Portuguese: hérnia
- Latin American Spanish: hernia
British English: rupture VERB If a person or animal ruptures a part of their body or if it ruptures, it tears or bursts open. His stomach might rupture from all the acid. - American English: rupture
- Brazilian Portuguese: romper
- Chinese: > 扯裂体内组织
- European Spanish: reventarse
- French: se rompre
- German: reißen
- Italian: perforarsi
- Japanese: 破裂する
- Korean: 파열되다
- European Portuguese: sofrer uma rutura
- Latin American Spanish: reventarse
Chinese translation of 'rupture' n (c) - (Med)
破裂 (pòliè) - (= conflict)
决(決)裂 (juéliè)
vt - [part of body]
使破裂 (shǐ pòliè) - [relations]
破坏(壞) (pòhuài) to rupture o.s. (Med) 发(發)疝气(氣) (fā shànqì)
Definition a hernia a rupture of the abdominal aorta Definition a breach of peaceful or friendly relations a major rupture between the two countries Synonyms hostility falling-out (informal) disruption bust-up (informal) dissolution Definition the act of breaking or the state of being broken ruptures in a 60-mile pipeline on the island Definition to break or burst Tanks can rupture and burn in a collision. Definition to cause a breach in relations or friendship an accident which ruptured the bond between them Synonyms cause a breach disrupt break off come between dissever Additional synonymsDefinition a noisy argument I had an altercation with some people who objected to our filming. Synonyms argument, row, clash, disagreement, dispute, controversy, contention, quarrel, squabble, wrangle, bickering, discord, dissensionDefinition a sudden and violent occurrence or outbreak The driver lost control when a tyre burst.She burst the balloon with a pin. Synonyms explode, blow up, break, split, crack, shatter, fragment, shiver (archaic, literary), disintegrate, puncture, rupture, rend asunder, tear apart, fly open Definition to split apart a tool for cleaving watermelons Synonyms split, open, divide, crack, slice, rend (literary), sever, part, hew, rive, disunite, tear asunder, sunder, dissever Additional synonymsDefinition to break You've fractured a rib. Synonyms break, split, crack, ruptureDefinition to pierce a hole in (something) with a sharp object The bullet punctured his stomach. Synonyms pierce, cut, nick, penetrate, prick, rupture, perforate, impale, bore a hole (in) Definition an angry disagreement I had a terrible quarrel with my other brothers. Synonyms disagreement, fight, row, difference (of opinion), argument, dispute, controversy, breach, scrap (informal), disturbance, misunderstanding, contention, feud, fray, brawl, spat, squabble, strife, wrangle, skirmish, vendetta, discord, fracas, commotion, tiff, altercation, broil, tumult, dissension, affray, turf war (informal), shindig (informal), disputation, dissidence, shindy (informal), bagarre, biffo (Australian, slang) Definition (of a sound) to break (the silence) with a shrill or piercing tone pain that rends the heart Synonyms tear, break, split, rip, pull, separate, divide, crack, burst, smash, disturb, shatter, pierce, fracture, sever, wrench, splinter, rupture, cleave, lacerate, rive, tear to pieces, sunder (literary), dissever Synonyms division, break, split, breach, faction, rift, rupture, cleavage, discord, schism, disunity, dissensionDefinition a break in friendly relations between people or groups of people They hope to heal the rift with their father. Synonyms breach, difference, division, split, separation, falling out (informal), disagreement, quarrel, alienation, schism, estrangementDefinition the division of a group, esp. a religious group, into opposing factions, due to differences in doctrine The church seems to be on the brink of schism. Synonyms division, break, split, breach, separation, rift, splintering, rupture, discord, disunionDefinition to cut right through or cut off (something) Oil was still gushing from the severed fuel line. Synonyms cut, separate, split, part, divide, rend (literary), detach, disconnect, cleave, bisect, disunite, cut in two, sunder, disjoin Definition a division in a group or the smaller group resulting from such a division a split in the party Synonyms division, break, breach, rift, difference, disruption, rupture, discord, divergence, schism, estrangement, dissension, disunionDefinition a gap or rift caused by splitting The seat had a few small splits around the corners. Synonyms crack, tear, rip, damage, gap, rent, breach, slash, slit, fissureAdditional synonymsDefinition to break or cause (something) to break into separate pieces In a severe gale the ship split in two. Synonyms break, crack, burst, snap, break up, open, give way, splinter, gape, come apart, come undone Definition (of a group) to separate into smaller groups, through disagreement It is feared they could split the government. Synonyms divide, separate, disunite, disrupt, disband, cleave, pull apart, set at odds, set at variance Definition a hole or split I peered through a tear in the van's curtains. Synonyms hole, split, rip, run, rent, snag, ruptureDefinition to rip a hole in (something) She very nearly tore my overcoat. Synonyms rip, split, rend (literary), shred, rupture, rive, sunder |