Both Uses of
rupture
in
The Idiot
- When his attack was over, and the prince reflected on his symptoms, he used to say to himself: "These moments, short as they are, when I feel such extreme consciousness of myself, and consequently more of life than at other times, are due only to the disease—to the sudden rupture of normal conditions.†
Chpt 2.5
- The latter had behaved modestly, but with dignity, on this occasion of his first meeting with the Epanchins since the rupture.†
Chpt 2.6 *
Definition:
to burst, break, or tear; or the resultant damage -- can also be non-physical as in damaging a relationship or logical argument