rupt
to break, burst
Latin · rumpere / ruptus
Latin rumpere 'to break', past form ruptus. Rupt words are about breaking and bursting: erupt bursts out, interrupt breaks into talk, disrupt breaks apart, corrupt is thoroughly broken, abrupt is broken off suddenly.
Memory trick
A bubble that RUPTures bursts: RUPT always means break or burst.
Words from this root
- rupture (rupt + ure) — a break or burstटूटना, फटना
- abrupt (ab + rupt) — sudden, broken offअचानक, आकस्मिक
- abruptly (abrupt + ly) — suddenlyअचानक से
- abruptness (abrupt + ness) — suddennessअचानकपन
- corrupt (cor + rupt) — dishonest; broken in moralsभ्रष्ट, बेईमान
- corruption (corrupt + ion) — dishonest misuse of powerभ्रष्टाचार
- incorrupt (in + corrupt) — honest, not spoiledईमानदार, अभ्रष्ट
- disrupt (dis + rupt) — to break apart, upsetबाधित करना, अस्त-व्यस्त करना
- disruption (disrupt + ion) — a breaking up of normal orderव्यवधान, रुकावट
- disruptive (disrupt + ive) — causing troubleबाधा डालने वाला
- erupt (e + rupt) — to burst outफट पड़ना
- eruptive (erupt + ive) — bursting outफूट पड़ने वाला
- interrupt (inter + rupt) — to break into somethingबीच में टोकना