rupture
verb
[ ˈrʌptʃə ]
• (especially of a pipe or container, or bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly.
• "if the main artery ruptures he could die"
Similar:
break,
fracture,
crack,
burst,
split,
fissure,
blowout,
breach,
tear,
puncture,
bust,
• breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or situation).
• "once trust and confidence has been ruptured it can be difficult to regain"
Similar:
sever,
break,
cut off,
break off,
breach,
disrupt,
separate,
divide,
tear asunder,
cleave,
rend,
sunder,
rive,
dissever,
rupture
noun
• an instance of breaking or bursting suddenly and completely.
• "a small hairline crack could develop into a rupture"
• a breach of a harmonious relationship.
• "the rupture with his father would never be healed"
Similar:
rift,
estrangement,
break-up,
breach,
split,
severance,
separation,
parting,
division,
alienation,
disagreement,
quarrel,
feud,
schism,
falling-out,
bust-up,
row,
Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French rupture or Latin ruptura, from rumpere ‘to break’. The verb dates from the mid 18th century.
