Definitions for abrupt
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. abrupt, disconnectedadjective

   marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

   "abrupt prose"

2. abruptadjective

   exceedingly sudden and unexpected

   "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"

3. abrupt, precipitous, sharpadjective

   extremely steep

   "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"

4. abruptadjective

   surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner

   "an abrupt reply"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. abruptnoun

   Something which is abrupt.

2. abruptverb

   To tear off or asunder.

3. abruptverb

   To interrupt suddenly.

4. abruptadjective

   Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.

5. abruptadjective

   Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.

6. abruptadjective

   Curt in manner; rude; uncivil; impolite.

7. abruptadjective

   Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected.

   The party came to an abrupt end when the parents of our host arrived.

8. abruptadjective

   Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.

9. Etymology: * First attested in 1583.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ABRUPTadjective

   Broken off.

   Etymology: abruptus, Lat.

   1. Broken, craggy.

   Resistless, roaring, dreadful, down it comes
   From the rude mountain, and the mossy wild,
   Tumbling through rocks abrupt. James Thomson, Winter.

   2. Divided, without any thing intervening.

   Or spread his airy flight,
   Upborn with indefatigable wings,
   Over the vast abrupt, ere he arrive
   The happy isle. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii. l. 409.

   3. Sudden, without the customary or proper preparatives.

   My lady craves
   To know the cause of your abrupt departure. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   The abrupt and unkind breaking off the two first parliaments, was wholly imputed to the duke of Buckingham. Clar.

   Abrupt, with eagle-speed she cut the sky;
   Instant invisible to mortal eye.
   Then first he recogniz’d th’ ethereal guest. Alexander Pope, Odyss. b. i.

   4. Unconnected.

   The abrupt stile, which hath many breaches, and doth not seem to end but fall. Ben Jonson, Discovery.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abruptadjective

   broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places

2. Abruptadjective

   without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious

3. Abruptadjective

   having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected

4. Abruptadjective

   suddenly terminating, as if cut off

5. Abruptnoun

   an abrupt place

6. Abruptverb

   to tear off or asunder

7. Etymology: [L. abruptum.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abrupt

   ab-rupt′, adj. the opposite of gradual, as if broken off: sudden: unexpected: precipitous: (of style) passing from one thought to another without transitions: (of manners) short, rude.—n. an abrupt place.—n. Abrup′tion, a sudden breaking off: violent separation: (Shak.) interruption, pause.—adv. Abrupt′ly.—n. Abrupt′ness. [L. abruptus—ab, off, rumpĕre, ruptum, to break.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abrupt

   A word applied to steep, broken, or craggy cliffs and headlands, especially such as are bold-to and precipitous.

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1. Abrupt

   suddenly or without gradation.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of abrupt in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of abrupt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of abrupt in a Sentence

1. Eric Topol:

   The abrupt rise in UK Delta variant cases will not only engender more long Covid, but has also already resulted in more severe illness, with hospitalizations and deaths. Taking more time to further improve vaccination rates should help reduce the toll of this superspreader strain.

2. Stphane Dujarric:

   The Secretary-General is totally committed to reforming the The United Nations and ensuring that The United Nations is fit for purpose and delivers results in the most efficient and cost-effective manner, however, abrupt funding cuts can force the adoption of ad hoc measures that will undermine the impact of longer-term reform efforts. The cuts to the U.N. come as no surprise. President Trump has several times criticized the value of the organization. In December, President Trump tweeted :.

3. Jennifer Powers:

   Going from a less equatorial altitude to a much more equatorial altitude quickly over a couple days doesn’t allow your body to habituate to the stress and that’s the kind of quick, abrupt shift we associate more with melanoma than with other skin cancer.

4. Edward J. Burns:

   This was supposed to be a cooperative process, not an adversarial one, but the abrupt cutting off of this process through this raid was a direct affront to this necessary notion of cooperation.

5. Evercore ISI analyst Kevin Rippey:

   For investors, the investigation comes at a time when the stock's bull case is challenged by concerns of an abrupt revenue slowdown last quarter, while precedent suggests that Google enjoys broad discretion over the direction of search results, the questions arising from an investigation will challenge the possibility of multiple expansion.

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