abrupt

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (archaic, transitive) To tear off or asunder.
2. To interrupt suddenly.

Adj

1. (obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint).
2. Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
3. Curt in manner.
4. Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
5. (obsolete) Broken off.
6. Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
7. Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.

Noun

Something which is abrupt; an abyss.

Concepts

brusque

abrupt

soudain

inattendu

subit

raide

escarpé

precipité

imprévu

prompt

rude

abrupte

à pic

cassant

fort

de but en blanc

décapité

décousu

fait à la hâte

soudainement apparu à la surface

acerbe

aigu

âpre

brutal

hâtif

impromptu

improvisé

inespéré

instantané

irréfléchi

précipité

saccadé

soudaine

urgent

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Synonymes

sudden

steep

unexpected

precipitous

brusque

offhand

rude

offhanded

sharp

unforeseen

curt

blunt

coarse

jerky

rough

unlooked-for

violent

bluff

fortuitous

unsuspected

brief

abrasive

gruff

stringent

rugged

causeless

unheralded

uncaused

acute

unanticipated

unforeseeable

surprising

tense

staccato

sheer

stiff

tight

raucous

pungent

rigid

harsh

off-handed

off-hand

unannounced

instantaneous

disconnected

forcible

flagrant

first

1st

caddish

Traductions

abrupto

brusco

abrupto

abrupt

plötzlich

abrupt

jäh

bruusk

kortaf

brusco

brusco

steil

abrupte

schroff

repentino

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əˈbɹʌpt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

First attested in 1583. Borrowed from Latin abruptus (“broken off”), perfect passive participle of abrumpō (“break off”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + rumpō (“to break”).