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1. (adj.) abrupt
sudden or unexpected:
an abrupt departure.
2. abrupt
curt or brusque in speech or manner:
an abrupt reply.
3. abrupt
terminating or changing suddenly; sharp:
an abrupt turn in the road.
4. abrupt
having many sudden changes from one subject to another; lacking in continuity or smoothness:
an abrupt writing style.
5. abrupt
steep; precipitous:
an abrupt descent.
Etymology: (1575–85; < L abruptus, ptp. of abrumpere to rupture)
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| Definition of 'abrupt' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) abrupt, disconnected
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
"abrupt prose"
2. (adj) abrupt
exceedingly sudden and unexpected
"came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"
3. (adj) abrupt, precipitous, sharp
extremely steep
"an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"
4. (adj) abrupt
surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner
"an abrupt reply"
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1. (adjective) abrupt
sudden and unexpected
an abrupt end
2. abrupt
impolitely brief; = curt
an abrupt answer; The meeting ended abruptly.
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| Definition of 'abrupt' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) abrupt
broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places
2. (adj) abrupt
without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious
3. (adj) abrupt
having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected
4. (adj) abrupt
suddenly terminating, as if cut off
5. (noun) abrupt
an abrupt place
6. (verb) abrupt
to tear off or asunder
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Sense: sudden; unexpected
The car came to an abrupt halt.
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 Afrikaans: skielik |
 Arabic: مُفَاجِئ |
 Bulgarian: рязък |
 Brazilian: súbito |
 Czech: náhlý, neočekávaný |
 German: abrupt |
 Danish: pludselig; uventet; brat |
 Greek: απότομος, ξαφνικός |
 Spanish: brusco |
 Estonian: äkiline, ootamatu |
 Farsi: غیرمنتظره |
 Finnish: äkillinen |
 French: soudain |
 Hebrew: פִּתאוֹמִי @@@ פִּיתאוֹמִ |
 Hindi: आकस्मिक |
 Croatian: nagao, nenadan |
 Hungarian: hirtelen |
 Indonesian: mendadak |
 Icelandic: skyndilegur |
 Italian: improvviso |
 Japanese: 突然の |
 Korean: 갑작스러운 |
 Lithuanian: staigus |
 Latvian: pēkšņs; negaidīts |
 Malay: secara tiba-tiba |
 Dutch: plotseling |
 Norwegian: brå, uventet |
 Polish: nagły |
 Persian: غیرمنتظره |
 Pashto: ناڅاپې |
 Portuguese: súbito |
 Romanian: brusc; pe neaşteptate |
 Russian: внезапный |
 Slovak: náhly, neočakávaný |
 Slovenian: nenaden |
 Serbian: nagao |
 Swedish: abrupt, plötslig |
 Thai: ฉับพลัน |
 Turkish: ani, beklenmedik |
 Taiwanese: 突然的 |
 Ukrainian: раптовий |
 Urdu: اچانک ، غیر متوقع طور پر |
 Vietnamese: bất thình lình |
 Chinese: 突然的 |
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