I. ˈrəp(t)-shər noun
Etymology: Middle English ruptur, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French rupture, from Latin ruptura fracture, from ruptus, past participle of rumpere to break — more at reave
Date: 15th century
1. : breach of peace or concord ; specifically : open hostility or war between nations
2.
a. : the tearing apart of a tissue
rupture of the heart muscle
rupture of an intervertebral disk
b. : hernia
3. : a breaking apart or the state of being broken apart
II. verb
( rup·tured ; rup·tur·ing -sh(ə-)riŋ)
Date: 1739
transitive verb
1.
a. : to part by violence : break , burst
b. : to create or induce a breach of
2. : to produce a rupture in
intransitive verb
: to have or undergo a rupture