Hyphenation
 rüp·tü·reSynonyms
 breach, 
burst, 
cleavage, 
cleft, 
crack, 
division, 
fissure, 
fracture, 
hernia, 
herniation, 
parting, 
rent, 
schism, 
tear, 
altercationEtymology
  ()  From Old French rupture Latin ruptura (“a breaking, rupture (of a limb or vein), in Medieval Latin also a road, a field, a form of feudal tenure, a tax, etc.”) rumpere (“to break, burst”)