rupture

1. State of being torn or burst open (synset 114318750)
   is a type of: harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
   subtypes:

   • hernia, herniation - rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
   • herniated disc, ruptured intervertebral disc, slipped disc - a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region
2. A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) (synset 107328414)
   "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
   is a type of: breakup, detachment, separation - coming apart
   subtypes: schism - the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
   same as: breach, break, falling out, rift, severance
3. The act of making a sudden noisy break (synset 100377523)
   is a type of: break, breakage, breaking - the act of breaking something

1. Separate or cause to separate abruptly (synset 201576346)
   "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
   is a type of: disunite, divide, part, separate - force, take, or pull apart
   subtypes:

   • lacerate - cut or tear irregularly
   • pull, rend, rip, rive - tear or be torn violently
   • rip up, shred, tear up - tear into shreds
   same as: bust, snap, tear

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