injury vs rupture

rupture vs injury

injury and rupture both are nouns.

injury is not a verb while rupture is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
injury	Yes	No	No	No
rupture	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, rupture is a hyponym of injury; that is, rupture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than injury:

injury: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
rupture: state of being torn or burst open

Other hyponyms of injury include brain damage, birth trauma, blast trauma, bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage, blunt trauma, bruise, contusion, bump, burn, dislocation, electric shock, break, fracture, cryopathy, frostbite, intravasation, penetrating injury, penetrating trauma, pinch, bite, insect bite, sting, strain, whiplash, whiplash injury, wale, weal, welt, wheal, lesion, wound, pull, twist, wrench.

injury (noun)	rupture (noun)
wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted	the act of making a sudden noisy break
an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage	a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
an accident that results in physical damage or hurt	state of being torn or burst open
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

injury (verb)	rupture (verb)
	separate or cause to separate abruptly

Difference between injury and rupture

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