• (especially of a pipe or container, or bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly

Synonyms: break, fracture, crack, break, fracture, crack, breach

• breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or situation)

Synonyms: sever, break, cut off, break off, breach, disrupt

• an instance of breaking or bursting suddenly and completely

Synonyms: breaking, breakage, cracking, cleavage, rupture, shattering, fragmentation, splintering, splitting, separation, bursting, disintegration

• a breach of a harmonious relationship

Synonyms: rift, estrangement, break-up, breach, split, severance, separation, parting, division, alienation