rupture

(noun, verb)

noun

1. state of being torn or burst open

Definition categories: state, harm, hurt, injury, trauma

2. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

Similar word(s): breach, break, rift, severance

Definition categories: event, breakup, detachment, separation

3. the act of making a sudden noisy break

Definition categories: act, break, breakage, breaking

verb

1. separate or cause to separate abruptly

Similar word(s): bust, snap, tear

Definition categories: contact, disunite, divide, part, separate