rupture
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
state of being torn or burst open
Types & categories
- harm hypernym
- hernia hyponym
- herniated disc hyponym
Related & opposite
- rupture derivation
Sense 2 verb
separate or cause to separate abruptly
The rope snapped
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
they hoped to avoid a break in relations
Types & categories
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Sense 4 noun
the act of making a sudden noisy break
Types & categories
- breaking hypernym
Related & opposite
- rupture derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rupture |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | harm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hernia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | herniated disc |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | tear apart |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | shred |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | dismantle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rupture |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tear |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | snap |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tear |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rupture |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | separate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lacerate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | rip |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | shred |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sever |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | part |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | breakup |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | schism |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | rupture |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | breaking |