Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A burst, split, or break.

    Bruch

    разры́вrazrýv

    state of being torn or burst open

  2. (countable, uncountable)A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.

    Bruch

    разры́вrazrýv

    a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

  3. (countable, uncountable)A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.

    Riss

  4. (countable, uncountable)A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.

    Zerreißen

    разры́вrazrýv

Examples

7 sentences
  1. The explosion ruptured the pipe.

    deDie Explosion durchbrach das Rohr.

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  2. Becoming rivals in love caused the rupture of friendship.

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  3. When a girl has sex for the first time, her hymen ruptures and bleeds.

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  4. After extensively studying the quake and its aftermath, scientists say the rupture is unprecedented.

    deNach eingehender Untersuchung des Bebens und seiner Folgen sagen Wissenschaftler, der Bruch sei beispiellos.

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  5. The ceasefire has repeatedly ruptured.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
burst or split:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
burst or split:
break in tissue:
failure mode:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French rupture, or its source, Latin ruptūra (“a breaking, rupture (o

Borrowed from Middle French rupture, or its source, Latin ruptūra (“a breaking, rupture (of a limb or vein)”) and Medieval Latin ruptūra (“a road, a field, a form of feudal tenure, a tax, etc.”), from the participle stem of rumpere (“to break, burst”). Doublet of roture.

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Forms

plural: ruptures
Singularrupture
Pluralruptures

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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