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abrupt
- /əˈbɹʌpt/ US
- /æbˈɹʌpt/ US
Rhymes with -ʌpt
Where it comes from
First attested in 1583. Borrowed from Latin abruptus (“broken off”), perfect passive participle of abrumpō (“break off”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + rumpō (“to break”).
adjective more abrupt · abrupter · most abrupt · abruptest
- Broken away (from restraint).
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Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
The party came to an abrupt end when the parents of our host arrived.
Similar: sudden, disconnected, unexpected
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Curt in manner.
With no great disparity between them in point of years, they were, in every other respect, as unlike and far removed from each other as two men could well be. The one was soft-spoken, delicately made, precise, and elegant; the other, a burly square-built man, negligently dressed, rough and abrupt in
Similar: brusque, rude, uncivil, impolite, terse, brisk, blunt
- Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed. The abrupt style, which hath many breaches.
- Broken off.
- Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. The mazy-running brook Forms a deep pool; this bank abrupt and high.
- Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate. Root oblong, blackish, nearly the thickness of the little finger, often growing obliquely; abrupt at the lower end, so as to appear as if bitten off, furnished with long whitish fibres.
verb abrupts · abrupting · abrupted
- To tear off or asunder. Till death abrupts them.
- To interrupt suddenly.
noun abrupts
- Something which is abrupt; an abyss. Over the vast abrupt.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sudden, precipitous, disconnected, sharp, discourteous, steep, staccato, rapid, snap, flash, rugged, surprising, vicious, drastic, harsh, surprise
Translations
Every language
adj without notice
| Español | repentino, súbito, abrupto |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 突然 tūrán |
| Português | brusco, abrupto |
| Français | brusque, precipité |
| Deutsch | abrupt, jäh |
| Italiano | brusco, improvviso, inaspettato |
| Ελληνικά | αιφνίδιος aifnídios, απροσδόκητος aprosdókitos, ξαφνικός xafnikós |
| Русский | внеза́пный vnezápnyj, неожи́данный neožídannyj |
| العربية | مُبَاغِت mubāḡit, مُفَاجِئ mufājiʔ |
adj curt in manner
| Español | abrupto, brusco, cortante |
|---|---|
| Português | brusco, rude |
| Français | brusque |
| Deutsch | einsiblig, wortkarg, kurz angebunden |
| Ελληνικά | απότομος apótomos, κοφτός koftós |
| Русский | бесцеремо́нный besceremónnyj, ре́зкий rézkij |
adj having sudden transitions from one state to next
| Español | brusco, abrupto |
|---|---|
| Português | brusco, abrupto |
| Deutsch | abrupt, jäh |
| Italiano | discontinuo, discontinua, sconnesso, sconnessa |
| Ελληνικά | ασυνεχής asynechís |
adj extremely steep
| Español | abrupto, brusco |
|---|---|
| Português | brusco, abrupto |
| Français | abrupt |
| Deutsch | abrupt, jäh, schroff, steil |
| Italiano | brusco |
| Ελληνικά | απόκρημνος apókrimnos, απότομος apótomos |
| Română | abrupt |
| Русский | круто́й krutój, обры́вистый obrývistyj |
| עברית | תלול talul |
adj botany: truncated
| Español | abrupto |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | abgestumpft |
verb to tear off or asunder
| Português | abscindir |
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verb to interrupt suddenly
| Português | abscindir, interromper |
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