Definition of rupture - WordReference.com Dictionary

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rupture
A	noun
	1	rupture
			the act of making a sudden noisy break
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚change of integrity ╚breakage; break; breaking ╚rupture
	2	rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling out
			a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚change; alteration; modification ╚separation; breakup; detachment ╚rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling out
	3	rupture
			state of being torn or burst open
		Category Tree: state ╚condition; status ╚pathological state ╚ill health; unhealthiness; health problem ╚injury; hurt; harm; trauma ╚rupture ╚herniated disc; ruptured intervertebral disc; slipped disc ╚hernia; herniation
B	verb
	1	tear, rupture, snap, bust
			separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚separate; disunite; divide; part ╚tear, rupture, snap, bust ╚shred; tear up; rip up ╚rend; rip; rive; pull ╚lacerate

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