rupture
noun [C] /ˈrʌp.tʃər/
/-tʃɚ/ Definition
› an occasion when something explodes, breaks, or tears: a rupture of the pipelinefigurative a rupture (= an end to a friendly relationship) between the familiesTearing and breaking into pieces › a medical condition in which the wall of muscle holding the stomach and bowels in place inside the body is broken apart: You're going to give yourself a rupture if you lift that. → Synonym herniaDisorders of muscles and the nervous system
(Definition of rupture noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apart adverb (SEPARATED)
- asunder adverb
- bobble noun (THREAD)
- bobble verb
- break (sth) off phrasal verb (SEPARATE)
- catch verb (STICK)
- fall apart phrasal verb (BREAK)
- fragmented adjective
- fray verb (CLOTH)
- frayed adjective (CLOTH)
- in ribbons idiom
- knacker verb (BREAK)
- ladder noun (HOLE)
- peel verb (COVERING)
- rend verb
- rent verb (TORN)
- rip noun (TEAR)
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- split verb (DIVIDE)
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