n.
Pronunciation: ' r ə p(t)-sh ə r
Function: 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