ruptured
Torn apart violently
Ruptured describes something that has burst or broken open, usually under pressure or strain.
A ruptured appendix or ruptured blood vessel has torn, releasing contents where they shouldn't go.
The word applies to physical membranes and figurative bonds alike: ruptured relations between the two countries.
As the past tense of rupture, it also works as a verb: The pipe ruptured overnight.
Pulled into pieces
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- splitSeparation into parts
- fracturedSplit or splintered
- brokenDamaged beyond function
severed · cracked · shattered · perforated · punctured · ripped · snapped · rent
Damaged beyond function
- severedCut off completely
- fracturedSplit or splintered
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- damagedMade worse by injury
destroyed · dissolved · ended · irreparable · shattered · torn · estranged · betrayed
Arterial wall bulge
- appendixSupplementary section after main text
- spleenBlood-filtering abdominal organ
- eardrumInner auditory membrane
- tendonMuscle-to-bone connector
ligament · disc · membrane · vessel · organ · hemorrhage · perforation · hernia
Break apart suddenly
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- violentInvolving physical force
- catastrophicCausing complete destruction
acute · spontaneous · unexpected · traumatic · forceful · instantaneous · precipitous · unforeseen
torn
Pulled into pieces
broken · severed · cracked · shattered · perforated · punctured · ripped · snapped · rent · lacerated
broken
Damaged beyond function
damaged · destroyed · dissolved · ended · irreparable · shattered · torn · estranged · betrayed · trust
aneurysm
Arterial wall bulge
- appendixSupplementary section after main text
- spleenBlood-filtering abdominal organ
- eardrumInner auditory membrane
tendon · ligament · disc · membrane · vessel · organ · hemorrhage · perforation · hernia · cyst
burst
Break apart suddenly
catastrophic · acute · spontaneous · unexpected · traumatic · forceful · instantaneous · precipitous · unforeseen · dramatic
- broken apartapart, asunder, broken, broken up, fragmented
- fell apartcrumbled, shattered, collapsed, disintegrated, broke down
- fragmentsfragment, shard, splinter, shards, sliver
- Punctured Thingsflat tire, burst bubble, blown tire, punctured lung, nail hole
- muscle conditionstoned, flexed, relaxed, tense, tight
- woundswound, wounded, bullet wound, wounds, ulcer
- ruptured appendixTorn digestive dead-end
- ruptured discDisplaced spinal cushion
- ruptured eardrumTorn membrane blocking ear canal
- ruptured spleenTorn lymphatic organ
- eardrum ruptureTorn hearing membrane
- tendon ruptureTorn muscle-to-bone connector