Rupture — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

state of being torn or burst open

a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈʌptʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈʌptʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈʌptʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈʌptʃɚ/.

Examples

they hoped to avoid a break in relations
The rope snapped
tear the paper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tear severance rift breach snap falling out bust break

Parts of Speech

noun	state of being torn or burst open
noun	a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) “they hoped to avoid a break in relations”
noun	the act of making a sudden noisy break
verb	separate or cause to separate abruptly “The rope snapped”

Word Forms

rupture	verb	separate or cause to separate abruptly
break	verb	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
sever	verb	set or keep apart
tear	noun	the act of tearing
rupture	noun	the act of making a sudden noisy break
snap	noun	a sudden breaking

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bruch

Zustand des Zerrissenseins oder Aufplatzens

🇪🇸Spanish

ruptura

estado de ser desgarrado o reventado

🇮🇹Italian

rottura

stato di lacerazione o di rottura

🇳🇱Dutch

scheuren

staat van scheuren of openbarsten

🇵🇹Portuguese

ruptura

estado de ser rasgado ou estourado

🇷🇺Russian

разрыв

состояние разорванности или разрыва

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टूटना

फट जाने या फट जाने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

ফেটে যাওয়া

ছিঁড়ে যাওয়া বা ফেটে যাওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

முறிவு

கிழிந்த அல்லது வெடிக்கும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

చీలిక

నలిగిపోయే లేదా పగిలిన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

फुटणे

फाटलेली किंवा फुटण्याची अवस्था

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફાટવું

ફાટી જવાની અથવા ફાટી જવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಛಿದ್ರ

ಹರಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಒಡೆದಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിള്ളൽ

കീറിയതോ പൊട്ടിത്തെറിക്കുന്നതോ ആയ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਟਣਾ

ਫਟਣ ਜਾਂ ਫਟਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹوٹنا

پھٹ جانے یا پھٹ جانے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

破裂

被撕裂或爆开的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

破裂

引き裂かれた、または破裂した状態

🇰🇷Korean

파열

찢어지거나 터진 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vỡ

tình trạng bị rách hoặc vỡ tung

🇹🇭Thai

การแตกร้าว

สถานะของการฉีกขาดหรือเปิดออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

pecah

keadaan robek atau pecah

🇵🇭Filipino

pumutok

estado ng pagkapunit o pagsabog

🇲🇾Malay

pecah

keadaan koyak atau pecah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمزق

حالة التمزق أو الانفجار

🇮🇷Persian

پارگی

حالت پاره شدن یا ترکیدن

🇹🇷Turkish

kopma

yırtılma veya patlayarak açılma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

קֶרַע

מצב של נקרע או התפרצות

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