sudden

sud·den  (sdn)

adj.

1. Happening without warning; unforeseen: a sudden storm.

2. Characterized by hastiness; abrupt or rash: a sudden decision. See Synonyms at impetuous.

3. Characterized by rapidity; quick and swift.

Idiom:

all of a sudden

Very quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.

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[Middle English sodain, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *subitnus, from Latin subitneus, from subitus, from past participle of subre, to approach stealthily : sub-, secretly; see sub- + re, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]

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sudden·ly adv.

sudden·ness n.

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sudden

Adjective

occurring or performed quickly and without warning

Noun

all of a sudden without warning; unexpectedly [Latin subitus unexpected]

suddenly adv
suddenness n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sudden - happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure" fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" gradual - proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices"

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sudden

adjective quick, rapid, unexpected, swift, hurried, abrupt, hasty, impulsive, unforeseen << OPPOSITE gradual

Translations

sudden [ˈsʌdn] adj (= rapid) → repentino, súbito (= unexpected); imprevisto;

all of a sudden → de repente

sudden [ˈsʌdn] adj → soudain(e) → subit(e);

all of a sudden → soudain, tout à coup

sudden [ˈsʌdn] adj → plötzlich;

all of a sudden → ganz plötzlich

sudden [ˈsʌdn] adj → improvviso/a;

all of a sudden → improvvisamente, all'improvviso

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sudden

adj sudden [ˈsadn]

happening etc quickly and unexpectedly a sudden attack; His decision to get married is rather sudden!; a sudden bend in the road.skielikفُجائيвнезапенnáhlýpludseligplötzlichξαφνικόςsúbito, repentinoäkiline, ootamatuناگهاني اتفاق افتادنäkillinensoudainפִּתאוֹמִיअचानकnenadan, nagaohirtelen; váratlanmendadakskyndilegurimprovviso突然の돌연한, 별안간의staigus, netikėtaspēkšņs; negaidītstiba-tibaplotselingplutselig, brånagłysúbitobruscвнезапный; неожиданныйnáhlynenadeniznenadanplötslig, oväntadทันทีทันใดanî, apansız突然的раптовий; несподіванийاچانکthình lình突然的

n ˈsuddenness

skielikheidفُجائِيَّهвнезапностnáhlostuventetheddie Plötzlichkeit(το)αιφνίδιοcualidad de repentino/súbito; brusquedadäkilisusناگهاني بودنäkillisyyssoudainetéפִּתאוֹמִיוּתआकस्मिक, फुर्ती, तीखाnenadanost, neočekivanostváratlanság, hirtelenségkejadian mendadakskjótleiki; skyndingsubitaneità突然さ돌연함staigumaspēkšņums; negaidītībadengan tiba-tibaonverhoedsheidplutselighet, bråhetraptownośćrapidezcaracter bruscвнезапность; неожиданностьnáhlosťnenadnostiznenadnostplötslighetความไม่ทันรู้ตัวanî olma突然раптовістьاچانک ہوناsự bất thình lình突然

adv ˈsuddenly

He suddenly woke up; Suddenly she realized that the stranger had a gun.skielikفَجأةًвнезапноnáhlepludseligtplötzlichξαφνικάsúbitamente, de repente, de golpeäkitseltناگهانيyhtäkkiäsoudainלְפֶתַעअकस्मात, जल्दी में, फुर्ती सेnenadano, iznenadahirtelentiba-tibaskyndilegaimprovvisamente突然に갑자기, 불시에staigapēkšņi; negaidītitiba-tibaplotseliongplutselig, bråttnaglesubitamentebrusc, deodatăвнезапноnáhlenenadomaiznenadaplötsligt, oväntatอย่างกะทันหันbirdenbire, ansızın突然地раптом, зненацькаاچانک سےbất thình lình突然地

all of a sudden

suddenly or unexpectedly All of a sudden the lights went out.skielikفَجأةًизведнъжnajednoupludseligganz plötzlichεντελώς ξαφνικάde repente, de golpeäkkiناگهانäkkiätout à coupפִּתאוֹםअचानकodjednom, iznebuhahirtelentiba-tibaallt í einuall'improvviso突然に돌연히, 갑자기staigapēkšņisecara tiba-tibaplotselingplutselig, med ettnaglede repentebruscвнезапно; вдругnaraz, zrazunepričakovanoiznenadahelt plötsligtอย่างไม่คาดคิดanîden, ansızın冷不防раптом, зненацькаبالکل اچانکđột ngột冷不防