rupture
1 of 2noun
rup·ture ˈrəp(t)-shər 
1
: breach of peace or concord
specifically : open hostility or war between nations
2
a
: the tearing apart of a tissue
rupture of the heart muscle
rupture of an intervertebral disc
b
: hernia
3
: a breaking apart or the state of being broken apart
rupture
2 of 2verb
ruptured; rupturing ˈrəp(t)-sh(ə-)riŋ
transitive verb
1
a
: to part by violence : break, burst
b
: to create or induce a breach of
2
: to produce a rupture in
intransitive verb
: to have or undergo a rupture
Example Sentences
Noun A rupture in the pipeline resulted in major water damage. a rupture of an artery an infection that could cause rupture of the eardrum The conflict caused a rupture in relations between the former allies. They're trying to heal the rupture in their relationship. Verb The pipe ruptured because of high water pressure. High water pressure ruptured the pipe. The impact ruptured his liver. The scandal ruptured relations between the two countries. The crime ruptured the peace of a small town. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 Responders' efforts to drain the mine had helped decrease water levels overall -- until a rupture in a neighboring mine sent water rushing back in. Karol Suarez, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 This stems in part from a carbon dioxide pipeline rupture in Satartia, Mississippi, in 2020, which hospitalized 45 people. Wil Burns, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2022 Certain types of vasculitis can lead to aneurysms, or a rupture in a blood vessel. Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 The release of the report caused a further rupture in U.S.-Saudi relations. Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2022 The release of the report caused a further rupture in U.S.-Saudi relations. Ellen Knickmeyer, Chris Megerian, Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2022 This rupture between parents and their children is what happens, over and over, with every new generation; there is nothing for it, no remedy, no answer. Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 The 2017 rupture prompted Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to declare a state of emergency following the discovery of excessive levels of E. coli in water sources near the wash. José Ignacio Castañeda Perez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 26 July 2022 The athletes have plaques that are smooth, hard, and unlikely to rupture; the non-athletes have softer plaques that are more likely to break off from the artery wall and block the flow of blood. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 18 Aug. 2022 Both Jacob and Luttig counseled Pence to avoid doing anything to rupture the congressional certification of the election — and to disregard advice from conservative lawyer and Trump ally John Eastman, a former Luttig clerk. Robert Costa, CBS News, 15 June 2022 Previously my bumps would rupture, scar, and create a tunnel under my skin, but that rarely happens now. Melissa Matthews, SELF, 22 June 2022 Within a week, these vesicles will rupture, crust over, and eventually fall off as scabs. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 12 June 2022 For additional context, only 150-160dB is needed to rupture your eardrums. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 25 May 2022 The International Energy Agency’s 10-point plan to cut oil use comes as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to rupture global oil supplies. Andrew Marquardt, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2022 But before the scar is fully formed (almost always within two weeks of the heart attack), the dead muscle is weak and can potentially rupture under the ceaseless work and constant pressure of the heart. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 11 Apr. 2022 See More
Noun
The magma, which had already risen close to the surface of the volcano’s crater, likely produced a rupture in the volcanic cone and spewed out. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 Responders' efforts to drain the mine had helped decrease water levels overall -- until a rupture in a neighboring mine sent water rushing back in. Karol Suarez, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 This stems in part from a carbon dioxide pipeline rupture in Satartia, Mississippi, in 2020, which hospitalized 45 people. Wil Burns, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2022 Certain types of vasculitis can lead to aneurysms, or a rupture in a blood vessel. Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 The release of the report caused a further rupture in U.S.-Saudi relations. Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2022 The release of the report caused a further rupture in U.S.-Saudi relations. Ellen Knickmeyer, Chris Megerian, Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2022 This rupture between parents and their children is what happens, over and over, with every new generation; there is nothing for it, no remedy, no answer. Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 The 2017 rupture prompted Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to declare a state of emergency following the discovery of excessive levels of E. coli in water sources near the wash. José Ignacio Castañeda Perez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 Verb
The Valsalva maneuver might increase eye pressure in a way that can rupture superficial retinal blood vessels, the researchers suggest. Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 26 July 2022 The athletes have plaques that are smooth, hard, and unlikely to rupture; the non-athletes have softer plaques that are more likely to break off from the artery wall and block the flow of blood. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 18 Aug. 2022 Both Jacob and Luttig counseled Pence to avoid doing anything to rupture the congressional certification of the election — and to disregard advice from conservative lawyer and Trump ally John Eastman, a former Luttig clerk. Robert Costa, CBS News, 15 June 2022 Previously my bumps would rupture, scar, and create a tunnel under my skin, but that rarely happens now. Melissa Matthews, SELF, 22 June 2022 Within a week, these vesicles will rupture, crust over, and eventually fall off as scabs. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 12 June 2022 For additional context, only 150-160dB is needed to rupture your eardrums. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 25 May 2022 The International Energy Agency’s 10-point plan to cut oil use comes as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to rupture global oil supplies. Andrew Marquardt, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2022 But before the scar is fully formed (almost always within two weeks of the heart attack), the dead muscle is weak and can potentially rupture under the ceaseless work and constant pressure of the heart. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 11 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English ruptur, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French rupture, from Latin ruptura fracture, from ruptus, past participle of rumpere to break — more at reave
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
Verb
1578, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Phrases Containing rupture
Kids Definition
rupture 1 of 2
noun
rup·ture ˈrəp-chər
1
: a break in peaceful or friendly relations
2
: a breaking or tearing apart of body tissue
rupture of an eardrum
3
: a crack or break in something
a pipeline rupture
rupture
2 of 2verb
ruptured; rupturing
1
: to part by violence : break
2
: to produce a break or tear in
High water pressure ruptured the pipe.
3
: to have or develop a break or tear
The blood vessel ruptured.
Medical Definition
rupture 1 of 2
noun
rup·ture ˈrəp-chər
1
: the tearing apart of a tissue
rupture of heart muscle
rupture of an intervertebral disc
2
: hernia
rupture
2 of 2verb
ruptured; rupturing -chə-riŋ, -shriŋ
transitive verb
: to produce a rupture in
rupture an eardrum
intransitive verb
: to have or undergo a rupture
ruptures 1 of 2
noun
1
as in fractures
an opening caused by the sudden tearing or breaking of something The earthquake created a rupture that spanned several miles. Doctors identified a rupture in his aorta. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- fractures
- fissures
- rifts
- tears
- cracks
- gaps
- splits
- slits
- rips
- craters
- ravines
- lacerations
- holes
- gashes
- breaks
- incisions
- punctures
- slashes
- crevices
- clefts
- breaches
- canyons
- cuts
- openings
- voids
- rents
- snags
- dents
- gouges
- chasms
- caverns
- trenches
- cavities
- depressions
- crannies
- notches
- furrows
- vacuums
- grooves
- ditches
- abysses
- pits
- excavations
- burrows
- chinks
- hollows
- wounds
- vacuities
- gorges
- caves
- injuries
- eruptions
- sinkholes
- concavities
- bursts
- gulfs
- troughs
- gullies
- gutters
- detonations
- checks
- wells
- explosions
- potholes
- abrasions
- indentations
- water holes
- gulches
- scratches
- boreholes
- perforations
- scrapes
- vacua
- blowups
- outbursts
- rift valleys
- dints
- gulleys
- recesses
- wallows
- blasts
- pinholes
- scores
- glens
- dells
- combes
- chuckholes
- postholes
- stabs
- punches
- indentures
- pinpricks
- coombs
- cañons
- pricks
- kloofs
- dingles
- coombes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- repairs
- connections
- implosions
- mergers
- fillings
- closings
- consolidations
- unions
- couplings
- junctions
- combinations
- tumors
- swells
- swellings
- rises
- hills
- bumps
- bulges
- sewings
- projections
- unifications
- lumps
- mounds
- joinings
- pimples
- protuberances
- humps
- protrusions
- knittings
- convexities
- bunches
- juts
- cambers
2
as in rifts
the loss of good relations The incident caused a diplomatic rupture between the two countries. They've been working to mend the rupture in their relationship. Synonyms & Similar Words
- rifts
- schisms
- splits
- feuds
- disputes
- cleavages
- bifurcations
- divorces
- breaches
- divisions
- breakups
- antagonisms
- estrangements
- controversies
- hostilities
- alienations
- misunderstandings
- separations
- dissolutions
- fractionations
- quarrels
- animosities
- severances
- disaffections
- partitions
- fractionalizations
- disunions
- antipathies
- altercations
- brawls
- disgruntlements
- fights
- disagreements
- embitterments
- squabbles
- imbroglios
- indignations
- rancors
- jaundices
- wrangles
- outrages
- bickers
- spleens
- vendettas
- rages
- contretemps
- disenchantments
- spats
- disillusionments
- rows
- furies
- tiffs
- cross fires
- wraths
- falling-outs
- arguments
- battles royal
- battle royales
- fallings-out
- furors
- aggravations
- rhubarbs
- ires
- donnybrooks
- kickups
- battle royals
- hassles
- scraps
- set-tos
- battles royale
- infuriations
- argle-bargles
- argy-bargies
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- conciliations
- endearments
- reconciliations
- pacifications
- propitiations
- reconcilements
- harmonies
- agreements
- fusions
- ingratiations
- mollifications
- appeasements
- mergers
- unifications
- consensuses
- unions
- accords
- integrations
- unanimities
ruptures
2 of 2verb
1
as in pulls
to cause to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way She was out for the rest of the season after she ruptured a tendon. Synonyms & Similar Words
- fractures
- pulls
- rips
- breaks
- rifts
- tears
- punctures
- rends
- gashes
- perforates
- lacerates
- incises
- penetrates
- slashes
- cuts
- slits
- disintegrates
- rives
- severs
- dissolves
- fragments
- bifurcates
- notches
- decomposes
- splits
- dissects
- segments
- disassembles
- halves
- fractionates
- cleaves
- disconnects
- partitions
- breaks down
- bisects
- subdivides
- quarters
- detaches
- unravels
- ramifies
- dichotomizes
- divides
- disengages
- divorces
- fractionalizes
- disentangles
- trisects
- sunders
- disassociates
- unties
- disunites
- dissociates
- separates
- parts
- resolves
- disjoints
- fragmentizes
- fragmentates
- unlinks
- disjoins
- dissevers
- uncouples
- breaks up
- decouples
- unyokes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- repairs
- fills
- heals
- seals
- closes
- sews
- mends
- sutures
- plugs
- binds
- knits
- welds
- accumulates
- attaches
- fuses
- cements
- patches
- connects
- merges
- sticks
- fastens
- stitches
- darns
- agglutinates
- combines
- joins
- unites
- consolidates
- unifies
- links
- couples
2
as in bursts
to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way The pipeline ruptured, leaking thousands of gallons of oil. The fault could rupture during the next major earthquake. High blood pressure caused the blood vessels to rupture. Synonyms & Similar Words
- bursts
- explodes
- breaks
- blows
- tears
- splits
- detonates
- rips
- rends
- shatters
- cleaves
- fragments
- cracks
- shreds
- smashes
- pops
- tatters
- splinters
- rives
- crumps
- severs
- sections
- blows up
- separates
- parts
- balloons
- goes off
- breaks up
- burgeons
- unlinks
- dissevers
- snaps
- mushrooms
- bourgeons
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- collapses
- connects
- combines
- implodes
- fuses
- coalesces
- joins
- couples
- unites
- unifies
- associates
- conjoins
- marries
- knits
- links (up)
- mixes
- blends
- chains
- mates
- conjugates
- yokes
- splices
- assembles
- mingles
- compounds
- reconnects
- rejoins
- recombines
- interfuses
- hitches
- reunites
- hooks
- reunifies