ruptures
Breaks apart violently
Ruptures is the plural of rupture—a break, tear, or burst, especially in tissue or a container.
Blood vessels rupture; pipes rupture under pressure.
Figuratively, ruptures are breaks in relationships or agreements: diplomatic ruptures between nations.
In medicine, a rupture often means a hernia.
The verb ruptures means causes to break: The impact ruptures the fuel tank.
To pull apart
- splitSeparation into parts
- breakInterrupt continuity
- fractureSplit in hard material
- crackNarrow break or attempt
burst · rip · puncture · breach · severance · fissure · laceration · perforation
Romantic relationship's termination
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- riftCrack or estrangement
- splitSeparation into parts
breach · severance · fallout · breakdown · division · discord · alienation · separation
Organ breaching muscle wall
incisional · abdominal · aneurysm · tendon · ligament · appendix · spleen · membrane
Breaking of agreement
- failureLack of success
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- collapseSudden structural failure
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
violation · leak · penetration · security · infrastructure · pipeline · dam · containment
tear
To pull apart
crack · burst · rip · puncture · breach · severance · fissure · laceration · perforation · gash
breakup
Romantic relationship's termination
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- riftCrack or estrangement
split · breach · severance · fallout · breakdown · division · discord · alienation · separation · fracture
hernia
Organ breaching muscle wall
femoral · incisional · abdominal · aneurysm · tendon · ligament · appendix · spleen · membrane · tissue
breach
Breaking of agreement
compromise · violation · leak · penetration · security · infrastructure · pipeline · dam · containment · structural
- crackscracks, crack, fissure, gaps, gap
- discorddiscord, Discord, dissonance, discordance, dissonant
- decayrot, decay rate, wilt, crumble, decomposition
- splitssplits, divisions, separations, partings, breaks
- smash wordsslams, shatters, breaks, crushes, cracks
rupturesunities
States of being whole
reconciliations · reunites · reconciles · unites · connects
- 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