abrupt

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

abrupto

brusco

abrupto

abrupt

plötzlich

jäh

abrupt

bruusk

brusque

kortaf

abrupt

soudain

brusco

steil

brusco

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈbɹʌpt/

Etymology

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”).