rupture

/ˈrʌptʃər/ verb [I, T]

Translation

› If you rupture something, you break or tear it, and if something ruptures, it breaks or tears.

kes(il)mek, yırt(ıl)mak, kır(ıl)mak, parçala(n)mak

He fell and ruptured a ligament in his knee. a ruptured pipeline1972582

rupture noun [C] ›

koparma, parçalama

(Definition of rupture verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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