rupture
A burst, split, or breakA burst, split, or break.
» The explosion ruptured the pipe.
Die Explosion durchbrach das Rohr. — Yorwba
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A burst, split, or break.
Bruch
разры́вrazrýv
state of being torn or burst open
(countable, uncountable)A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.
Bruch
разры́вrazrýv
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
(countable, uncountable)A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.
Riss
(countable, uncountable)A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.
Zerreißen
разры́вrazrýv
Examples
7 sentencesThe explosion ruptured the pipe.
deDie Explosion durchbrach das Rohr. — Yorwba
Becoming rivals in love caused the rupture of friendship.
When a girl has sex for the first time, her hymen ruptures and bleeds.
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. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
The ceasefire has repeatedly ruptured.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French rupture, or its source, Latin ruptūra (“a breaking, rupture (oBorrowed 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: rupturesSynonyms
5 synonyms- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions):breachbreakseveranceriftfalling out
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable