abrupt

a·brupt

 (ə-brŭpt′)

adj.

1. Unexpectedly sudden: an abrupt change in the weather.

2. Surprisingly curt; brusque: an abrupt answer made in anger.

3. Touching on one subject after another with sudden transitions: abrupt prose.

4. Steeply inclined. See Synonyms at steep¹.

5. Botany Terminating suddenly rather than gradually; truncate: an abrupt leaf.

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[Latin abruptus, past participle of abrumpere, to break off : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·brupt′ly adv.

a·brupt′ness n.

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abrupt

(əˈbrʌpt)

adj

1. sudden; unexpected

2. brusque or brief in speech, manner, etc; curt

3. (of a style of writing or speaking) making sharp transitions from one subject to another; disconnected

4. precipitous; steep

5. (Biology) botany shaped as though a part has been cut off; truncate

6. (Geological Science) geology (of strata) cropping out suddenly

[C16: from Latin abruptus broken off, from ab-¹ + rumpere to break]

abˈruptly adv

abˈruptness n

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ab•rupt

(əˈbrʌpt)

adj.

1. sudden or unexpected: an abrupt departure.

2. curt or brusque in speech or manner: an abrupt reply.

3. terminating or changing suddenly; sharp: an abrupt turn in the road.

4. having many sudden changes from one subject to another; lacking in continuity or smoothness: an abrupt writing style.

5. steep; precipitous: an abrupt descent.

6. truncate (def. 3).

[1575–85; < Latin abruptus, past participle of abrumpere to rupture]

ab•rupt′ly, adv.

ab•rupt′ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	abrupt - marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose" disconnected disconnected, staccato - (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes"
	2.	abrupt - exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather" sudden - happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure"
	3.	abrupt - extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop" precipitous, sharp steep - having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"
	4.	abrupt - surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply" discourteous - showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young"

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abrupt

adjective

1. sudden, unexpected, hurried, rapid, surprising, quick, swift, rash, precipitate, hasty, impulsive, headlong, unforeseen, unanticipated His abrupt departure is bound to raise questions.
sudden easy, slow, thoughtful, leisurely, unhurried

2. curt, direct, brief, sharp, rough, short, clipped, blunt, rude, tart, impatient, brisk, concise, snappy, terse, gruff, succinct, pithy, brusque, offhand, impolite, monosyllabic, ungracious, discourteous, uncivil, unceremonious, snappish He was abrupt to the point of rudeness.
curt civil, polite, gracious, courteous

3. steep, sharp, sheer, sudden, precipitous narrow valleys and abrupt hillsides
steep gradual

4. uneven, broken, irregular, disconnected, jerky, discontinuous the rather abrupt patting she displayed

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abrupt

adjective

1. Happening quickly and without warning:

hurried, precipitant, precipitate, sudden.

2. Rudely unceremonious:

blunt, brief, brusque, crusty, curt, gruff, short, short-spoken.

3. So sharply inclined as to be almost perpendicular:

bold, precipitous, sheer, steep.

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Translations

فَظْ، وَقِحْمُفَاجِئمُفاجِئمُقْتَضَبْ، غَيْر مُسْتَمِر

náhlýneočekávanýpřerušenýpřetrženýúsečný

bratkort for hovedetpludseligstudsuhøflig

abruptplötzlichschroffsteil

αιφνίδιοςαπότομος

abruptobruscorepentinosúbito

äkillinenäkkijyrkkääkkinäinenerottaakeskeyttää

abruptbrusquesoudainsubitcassant

nagao

skyndilegurstuttaralegur, dónalegur

improvvisobruscabruscodiscontinuadiscontinuo

不意の

갑작스러운

aštrumasaštrusšiurkščiaistačiokiškasstaigiai

aprautsnegaidītspēkšņsstrups

abruptkortafsteil

bråbryskplutseliguhøfliguventet

nagły

abruptobruscorepentinorude

внезапныйрезкий

abrupt

ทันทีทันใด

anibeklenmedikhaşinkabasert

đột ngột

不连贯的唐突的突然突然的粗魯的

abrupt

[əˈbrʌpt] ADJ

1. (= sudden) [change, rise] → brusco; [departure] → repentino; [resignation, dismissal] → repentino, súbito
to come to an abrupt end → terminar de repente
to come to an abrupt halt or stop (lit) → pararse bruscamente or en seco (fig) → terminarse de repente

2. (= brusque) [person] → brusco, cortante; [question] → brusco; [comment, reply] → cortante
he was abrupt to the point of rudeness → estuvo tan brusco or cortante que resultaba hasta grosero
he was very abrupt with me → estuvo muy brusco or cortante conmigo
I was taken aback by her abrupt manner → me chocó su brusquedad

3. (= steep) [hillside, precipice] → abrupto, escarpado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

abrupt

[əˈbrʌpt] adj

(= sudden) [halt, stop] → soudain(e); [departure] → précipité(e); [change] → brusque
to come to an abrupt end → se terminer brusquement

(= curt) [person, manner] → brusque, abrupt(e)
He was a bit abrupt with me → Il s'est montré un peu brusque avec moi.

(= steep) → abrupt(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

abrupt

adj

→ abrupt; descent, drop → unvermittelt, jäh; bend → plötzlich; manner, reply → schroff, brüsk; to come to an abrupt end → ein abruptes Ende nehmen; to bring something to an abrupt halt (lit) → etw abrupt zum Stehen bringen; (fig) → etw plötzlich stoppen

(= brusque, curt) person → brüsk, schroff

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

abrupt

[əˈbrʌpt] adj (halt, person) → brusco/a; (departure) → improvviso/a; (slope) → ripido/a, erto/a; (style) → discontinuo/a, sconnesso/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

abrupt

(əˈbrapt) adjective

1. sudden; unexpected. The car came to an abrupt halt. skielik مُفَاجِئ рязък súbito náhlý, neočekávaný abrupt pludselig; uventet; brat απότομος, ξαφνικόςbrusco äkiline, ootamatu غیرمنتظره äkillinen soudainפתאומי, פיתאומי आकस्मिक nagao, nenadan hirtelen mendadak skyndilegur improvviso 突然の 갑작스러운 staigus pēkšņs; negaidīts secara tiba-tiba plotselingbrå, uventetnagły ناڅاپې súbito brusc; pe neaşteptate внезапный náhly, neočakávaný nenaden nagao abrupt, plötslig ฉับพลัน ani, beklenmedik 突然的 раптовий اچانک ، غیر متوقع طور پر bất thình lình 突然的

2. (of a person's manner of speaking etc) rude or sharp. nors فَظْ، وَقِحْ груб rude úsečný schroff uhøflig; kort for hovedet; studs απότομος, αγενήςbrusco, áspero järsk زننده äkkinäinen brusque גס רוח, בוטה रूखा otresit nyers kasar stuttaralegur, dónalegur brusco, rude ぶっきらぼうな 무뚝뚝한 stačiokiškas, aštrus strups; aprauts kasar kortafbrysk, uhøfligszorstki, ostry بې سليقى rude nepoliticos; ironic, sarcastic резкий strohý osoren osoran tvär, brysk หยาบคาย haşin, kaba, sert 唐突的 різкий, гострий اجڈ ، نا شائستہ thô lỗ 唐突的，粗魯的，莽撞的

3. lacking in continuity. kortaf مُقْتَضَبْ، غَيْر مُسْتَمِر внезапен abrupto přerušený, přetržený abrupt abrupt; studst interrumpido, discontinuo katkendlik آنی katkonainen מְקוּטָע असम्बद्ध isprekidan slegato, sconnesso まとまりのない 연결이 되지 않는 (apie stilių) nerišlus berakhir onsamenhangend ناڅاپه ، بې خبره прерывистый prerušovaný, nesúvislý isprekidan ซึ่งขาดตอน ani 突然停止的 крутий غیر مسلسل rời rạc 不连贯的

aˈbruptly adverb

skielik بِشَكْلٍ مُفَاجِئ، بِاقْتِضَاب рязко bruscamente náhle abrupt uhøfligt απότομαbruscamente äkitselt, äkki بطور ناگهانی äkillisesti brusquement בְּאוֹפֶן פִּתאוֹמִי , בְּאוֹפֶן פִּיתאוֹמִי आकस्मिक रुप से nenadano hirtelen, váratlanul tiba-tiba hranalega bruscamente 不意に 갑자기 staigiai, šiurkščiai pēkšņi; strupi dengan tiba-tiba bruuskbrått; brysktnagle, szorstko په ناڅاپه توګه bruscamente bruscheţe, duritate; as­pru внезапно; резко náhle nenadoma naglo abrupt, plötsligt, tvärt อย่างทันที aniden, birdenbire 突然地 раптово ناگہانی một cách bất ngờ 突然地

aˈbruptness noun

skielikheid فُجاءة، فَظَاظَة، إقْتِضَاب рязкост brusquidão úsečnost die Abruptheit uhøflighed απότομη συμπεριφορά, βιαιότητα, τραχύτητα brusquedad äkilisus; katkendlikkus; järskus ناگهانی بودن؛ گستاخی jyrkkyys brusquerie פִּתאוֹמִיוּת, גָסוּת-רוּח आकस्मिकता nenadanost váratlanság, hirtelenség keadaan mendadak endasleppni, hranaskapur rudezza とうとつさ 갑작스러움 staigumas, aštrumas pēkšņums; strupums tiba-tiba bruuskheidbråhet; bryskhetnagłość, szorstkość ناڅاپې، بې سليقى brusquidão bruscheţe, duritate; as­prime внезапность; резкость úsečnosť osornost grubost plötslighet, bryskhet การเปลี่ยนแปลงอย่างฉับพลัน haşinlik, terslik, kabalık 突然 стрімкість; різкість اکھڑ پن sự bất ngờ 突然

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abrupt

→ مُفاجِئ náhlý brat abrupt αιφνίδιος abrupto äkkinäinen abrupt nagao improvviso 不意の 갑작스러운 abrupt brå nagły repentino внезапный abrupt ทันทีทันใด ani đột ngột 突然

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abrupt

a. abrupto-a, precipitado-a, repentino-a.

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