Rupture

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɹʌptʃə/

Origin

From French rupture, or its source, Latin ruptura, from the participle stem of rumpere ("to break, burst").

Full definition of rupture

Noun

1. A burst, split, or break.
• MiltonHatch from the egg, that soon,
  Bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed
  Their callow young.
2. A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.
• E. EverettHe knew that policy would disincline Napoleon from a rupture with his family.
3. (medicine) A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.
4. (engineering) A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.

Verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) To burst, break through, or split, as under pressure.