rupture vs harm

harm vs rupture

rupture and harm both are nouns.

rupture and harm both are verbs.

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

As nouns, harm is a hypernym of rupture; that is, harm is a word with a broader meaning than rupture:

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

Other hypernyms of rupture include hurt, injury, trauma.

rupture (noun)	harm (noun)
the act of making a sudden noisy break	the act of damaging something or someone
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)	the occurrence of a change for the worse
state of being torn or burst open	any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

rupture (verb)	harm (verb)
separate or cause to separate abruptly	cause or do harm to

Difference between rupture and harm

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