rupturing
Breaking violently open
Rupturing is the act of breaking or bursting open, often suddenly or forcibly.
A pipe ruptures under pressure; a membrane ruptures during childbirth.
The word applies to physical breaks and figurative ones: The scandal was rupturing their marriage.
Rupturing suggests violent or damaging separation rather than gentle opening.
Forcibly separating material
- splittingDividing into parts
- burstingBreaking from internal pressure
- fractureSplit in hard material
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
breaking · severing · rending · laceration · fragmentation · shearing · snapping · cleaving
Hollow conveyance channel
- damWater-holding barrier
- tankLarge storage vessel
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
- tireLose strength or energy
gasket · seal · blister · membrane · vessel · seam · pipeline · levee
Arterial wall bulge
- herniaOrgan breaching muscle wall
- appendixSupplementary section after main text
- perforationHole punched through something
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
membrane · vessel · splenic · organ · tissue · ulceration · lesion · dissection
Sudden structural failure
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
turmoil · fracturing · destabilization · disintegration · unraveling · implosion · fragmentation · dissolution
Explosive ignition event
- blastSudden forceful burst
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- concussionBrain injury from impact
demolition · bombardment · dynamite · grenade · munitions · combustion · warhead · mine
Breaking of agreement
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- penetrationEntry into something
- violationBreaking of rules
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
firewall · cyberattack · hacking · compromise · unauthorized · access · espionage · intrusion
tearing
Forcibly separating material
cracking · breaking · severing · rending · laceration · fragmentation · shearing · snapping · cleaving · puncturing
pipe
Hollow conveyance channel
tire · gasket · seal · blister · membrane · vessel · seam · pipeline · levee · reservoir
aneurysm
Arterial wall bulge
- herniaOrgan breaching muscle wall
- appendixSupplementary section after main text
- perforationHole punched through something
hemorrhage · membrane · vessel · splenic · organ · tissue · ulceration · lesion · dissection · trauma
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
upheaval · turmoil · fracturing · destabilization · disintegration · unraveling · implosion · fragmentation · dissolution · chaos
detonation
Explosive ignition event
concussion · demolition · bombardment · dynamite · grenade · munitions · combustion · warhead · mine · fragmentation
breach
Breaking of agreement
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- penetrationEntry into something
- violationBreaking of rules
incursion · firewall · cyberattack · hacking · compromise · unauthorized · access · espionage · intrusion · trespass
- breakingbreaking, cracking, fracturing, shattering, snapping
- disconnectingdetaching, disconnect, disengaging, detach, disconnecting
- piercingpierce, piercing, puncture, puncturing, stab
rupturingstabilizing
Making firm or constant
steadying · eroding · withstanding · enduring · holding
rupturinguniting
Combining into one
joining · bonding · connecting · reconciling · mending
corrupt, corruption, interrupt, erupt, eruption, rupture, interruption, interrupted, corrupted