abruptness

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abruptness - an abrupt discourteous manner brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness rudeness, discourtesy - a manner that is rude and insulting
	2.	abruptness - the property possessed by a slope that is very steep precipitousness, steepness gradient, slope - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" gentleness, gradualness - the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
	3.	abruptness - the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, suddenness, precipitousness haste, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, precipitation - overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

Translations

abruptness [əˈbrʌptnɪs] N

1. (= suddenness) → lo repentino
we were taken aback by the abruptness of his departure → nos sorprendió lo repentino de su marcha
we were shocked by the abruptness of his dismissal → nos dejó horrorizados que lo despidieran tan de repente

2. (= brusqueness) → brusquedad f

3. (= steepness) → lo escarpado

abruptness [əˈbrʌptnɪs] n

(= curtness) → brusquerie f

(= suddenness) [change, departure] → soudaineté f

abruptness

n → abrupte Art; (of person) → schroffe or brüske Art; (of descent, drop, bend) → Plötzlichkeit f, → Jäheit f; (of reply) → Schroffheit f

abruptness [əˈbrʌptnɪs] n (of person) → rudezza; (of halt) → repentinità; (of slope) → ripidezza; (of style) → discontinuità