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- [ruhp-cher]
- /ˈrʌp tʃər/
- /ˈrʌp.tʃər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhp-cher]
- /ˈrʌp tʃər/
Definitions of rupture word
- noun rupture the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam. 1
- noun rupture the state of being broken or burst: a rupture in the earth's surface. 1
- noun rupture a breach of harmonious, friendly, or peaceful relations. 1
- noun rupture Pathology. hernia, especially abdominal hernia. 1
- verb with object rupture to break or burst: He ruptured a blood vessel. 1
- verb with object rupture to cause a breach of: to rupture friendly relations. 1
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Origin of rupture
First appearance:
before 1475 One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Latin ruptūra (noun), equivalent to rupt(us) (past participle of rumpere to break) + -ūra -ure
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Parts of speech for Rupture
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rupture popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rupture usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rupture
verb rupture
- abscind — to cut off
- barged — a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- blow up — If someone blows something up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion.
- branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
noun rupture
- alienation — a turning away; estrangement
- aperture — An aperture is a narrow hole or gap.
- atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
- bisection — to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
- blowout — A blowout is a large meal, often a celebration with family or friends, at which people may eat too much.
Antonyms for rupture
verb rupture
- conflate — If you conflate two or more descriptions or ideas, or if they conflate, you combine them in order to produce a single one.
noun rupture
- disrupture — interruption; disruption.
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