Definition of rupture

noun (n)

• state of being torn or burst open (noun.state)

  source: wordnet30
• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) (noun.event)

  Synonym: breach, break, falling out, rift, severance
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of making a sudden noisy break (noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• separate or cause to separate abruptly (verb.contact)

  Synonym: bust, snap, tear
  

  source: wordnet30
• To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To suffer a breach or disruption. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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