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rupture

Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌpt͡ʃəː/

The English word “rupture” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A burst, split, or break.
  2. A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.
  3. A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.
  4. A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.

verb

  1. To burst, break through, or split, as under pressure.
  2. To dehisce irregularly.

Etymology

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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