Word
rupture
Phoneticsrup·ture
US/ˈɹəptʃɝ/
UK/ɹˈʌptʃɐ/
Definitions
02medical injury
n. a tear in a muscle, organ, or other soft tissue in the body.
n. a tear or break in a bodily organ or soft tissue, such as a muscle or ligament.
“The athlete had to stop playing because of a rupture in his Achilles tendon.”
“The surgeon confirmed a rupture of the spleen, requiring immediate intervention to prevent internal haemorrhaging.”
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03social/political break
n. a serious disagreement that ends a relationship between people or countries.
n. a severe breach in harmonious relations between individuals, groups, or nations.
“The disagreement led to a permanent rupture between the two former business partners.”
“The diplomatic rupture between the two neighbouring states followed years of escalating tension over maritime borders.”
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“Sawyers, who returned to action last year , suffered a devastating Achilles rupture on her take-off leg which ended her Olympic hopes.” “There was no single betrayal, no dramatic rupture.” 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”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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