the act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring.-breach of peace or concord between individuals; open hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations; as, the parties came to a rupture.-hernia. see hernia.-a bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. see explosion.-to part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel.-to produce a hernia in.-to suffer a breach or disruption.