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What does "rupture" mean?

Rupture: Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations; as, the parties came to a rupture. He knew that policy would desincline Napoleon from a rupture with his family. E. Everett.

Additional senses

  1. 2.(Med.) Hernia. See Hernia.
  2. 3.A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion. Modulus of rupture. (Engin.) See under Modulus. See Fracture.
  3. 4.To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel.
  4. 5.To produce a hernia in.
  5. 6.To suffer a breach or disruption.

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