abrupt

a·brupt  (-brpt)

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·bruptly adv.

a·bruptness 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Botany shaped as though a part has been cut off; truncate

6. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology (of strata) cropping out suddenly

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

abruptly  adv

abruptness  n

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

Translations

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

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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)

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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

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

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abrupt

adj abrupt [əˈbrapt]

1 sudden; unexpected The car came to an abrupt halt. skielik مُفَاجِئ рязък náhlý, neočekávaný pludselig; uventet; brat abrupt απότομος, ξαφνικός brusco äkiline, ootamatu غیرمنتظره äkillinen soudain פִּתאוֹמִי @@@ פִּיתאוֹמִי$$$ आकस्मिक nagao, nenadan hirtelen mendadak skyndilegur improvviso 突然の 갑작스러운 staigus pēkšņs; negaidīts secara tiba-tiba plotseling brå, uventet nagły 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 úsečný uhøflig; kort for hovedet; studs schroff απότομος, αγενής brusco, áspero järsk زننده äkkinäinen brusque גַס רוּח, בּוֹטֶה रूखा otresit nyers kasar stuttaralegur, dónalegur brusco, rude ぶっきらぼうな 무뚝뚝한 stačiokiškas, aštrus strups; aprauts kasar bruusk brysk, uhøflig szorstki, ostry rude nepoliticos; ironic, sarcastic резкий strohý osoren osoran tvär, brysk หยาบคาย haşin, kaba, sert 唐突的 різкий, гострий اجڈ ، نا شائستہ thô lỗ 粗魯的

3 lacking in continuity. kortaf مُقْتَضَبْ، غَيْر مُسْتَمِر внезапен přerušený, přetržený abrupt; studst abrupt 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 прерывистый prerušovaný, nesúvislý isprekidan ซึ่งขาดตอน ani 突然停止的 крутий غیر مسلسل rời rạc 不连贯的

adv aˈbruptly

skielik بِشَكْلٍ مُفَاجِئ، بِاقْتِضَاب рязко náhle uhøfligt abrupt απότομα bruscamente 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 bruusk brått; bryskt nagle, szorstko 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

n aˈbruptness

skielikheid فُجاءة، فَظَاظَة، إقْتِضَاب рязкост úsečnost uhøflighed die Abruptheit 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 bruuskheid bråhet; bryskhet nagłość, szorstkość 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 → مفاجئ náhlý brat abrupt αιφνίδιος abrupto äkkinäinen abrupt nagao improvviso 不意の 갑작스러운 abrupt brå nagły repentino внезапный abrubt ทันทีทันใด ani đột ngột 突然