abrupt

English

Etymology

From Latin abruptus, perfect passive participle of abrumpō (“break off”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + rumpō (“break”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

abrupt (comparative more abrupt or abrupter, superlative most abrupt or abruptest)

1. Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
   • (Can we date this quote?) w:Thomson

     Tumbling through ricks abrupt.

2. Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
   • (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare, Henry VI Part I, II-iii

     The cause of your abrupt departure.

3. Curt in manner; rude; uncivil; impolite.
4. 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.

   • (Can we date this quote?) Ben Jonson

   The abrupt style, which hath many breaches.

5. (botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.

Synonyms

• (precipitous): broken, rough, rugged
• (without time to prepare): brusque, sudden
• (uncivil):blunt, brusque
• (without transition): disconnected, unexpected

Translations

broken off or very steep

Bulgarian: стръмен (bg) Catalan: abrupte (ca) Danish: brat (da) Dutch: steil (nl) Finnish: äkkijyrkkä (fi) French: abrupt (fr) German: abrupt (de), jäh (de), schroff (de), steil (de) Greek: απόκρημνος (el) (apókrimnos) m., απότομος (el) (apótomos) m. Italian: brusco (it), brusca (it)

Latin: abruptus (la) Norwegian: brå (no), bratt (no) (steep) Novial: abrupt, abrupti Portuguese: brusco (pt), abrupto (pt) Romanian: abrupt (ro) Russian: крутой (ru), обрывистый (ru) Spanish: abrupto (es), brusco (es)

sudden or hasty

Bulgarian: рязък (bg), внезапен (bg) Catalan: abrupte (ca) Danish: pludselig (da), uformodet (da) Dutch: abrupt (nl), plots (nl), bruusk (nl) Finnish: äkillinen (fi), odottamaton (fi) French: brusque (fr), precipité (fr) German: abrupt (de), jäh (de) Greek: αιφνίδιος (el) (aifnídios) m., απροσδόκητος (el) (aprosdókitos) m., ξαφνικός (el) (xafnikós) m. Italian: brusco (it), brusca (it)

Latin: abruptus (la) Maltese: f'daqqa, ta' malajr Norwegian: brå (no), plutselig (no) Novial: abrupt, abrupti Portuguese: brusco (pt), abrupto (pt) Russian: внезапный (ru), неожиданный (ru) Spanish: repentino (es), súbito (es) Telugu: అకస్మాత్తుగా

curt in manner

Bulgarian: рязък, безцеремонен Dutch: kortaf (nl) Finnish: töksähtävä, karkea French: brusque (fr) German: einsiblig, wortkarg, kurz angebunden Greek: απότομος (el) (apótomos) m., κοφτός (el) (koftós) m.

Maltese: ta' mod goff Norwegian: brå (no), skarp (no) Portuguese: brusco (pt), rude (pt) Russian: бесцеремонный (ru), резкий (ru) Spanish: abrupto (es), brusco (es), cortante (es)

having sudden transitions from one state to next

Catalan: abrupte (ca) Dutch: hortend Finnish: äkillinen (fi) German: abrupt (de), jäh (de) Greek: ασυνεχής (el) (asynechís) m. Italian: discontinuo (it), discontinua (it), sconnesso (it), sconnessa (it)

Latin: abruptus (la) Norwegian: plutselig (no) Portuguese: brusco (pt), abrupto (pt) Spanish: brusco (es), abrupto (es)

botany: truncated

Dutch: afgeknot German: abgestumpft (de)

Norwegian: avkortet (no) Spanish: abrupto (es)

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Ido: abrupta Interlingua: abrupte, brusc, precipitate Romanian: abrupt, brusc, precipitat

Tamil: சடுதி Ukrainian: наглий, раптовий

Verb

abrupt (third-person singular simple present abrupts, present participle abrupting, simple past and past participle abrupted)

1. (transitive) To tear off or asunder.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Sir T. Browne

     Till death abrupts them.

2. To interrupt suddenly.

Translations

to tear off or asunder

Finnish: erottaa (fi), repiä erilleen

to interrupt suddenly

Finnish: keskeyttää (fi)

Noun

abrupt (plural abrupts)

1. (poetic) Something which is abrupt.
   • (Can we date this quote?) w:Milton

     Over the vast abrupt.

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Adjective

abrupt m. (f. abrupte, m. plural abrupts, f. plural abruptes)

1. Extremely steep, near vertical.
2. Curt and abrupt.
3. Done or said forwardly and without caution to avoid shocking.

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Adjective

abrupt

1. abrupt, sudden

Declension

Declension of abrupt

Inflections of abrupt
Indefinite singular	Common	abrupt
	Neuter	abrupt
Definite singular	Masc.	abrupte
	All	abrupta
Plural		abrupta

Adverb

abrupt

1. suddenly

Synonyms

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