Abrupt

English

Etymology

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

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Adjective

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

Positive Abrupt

Comparative more abrupt or abrupter

Superlative most abrupt or abruptest

1. Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.

   Tumbling through ricks abrupt. - Thomson

2. Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.

   The cause of your abrupt departure. - Shakespeare, Henry VI Part I, II-iii

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.

   The 'abrupt' style, which hath many breaches. - B. Jonson

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(bg) Danish: brat da(da) Dutch: steil nl(nl) Finnish: äkkijyrkkä fi(fi) French: abrupt fr(fr) German: abrupt de(de), jäh de(de), schroff de(de), steil de(de) Italian: brusco it(it), brusca it(it)

Latin: abruptus la(la) Norwegian: brå, bratt (steep) Novial: abrupt, abrupti Portuguese: brusco pt(pt), abrupto pt(pt) Russian: крутой ru(ru), обрывистый ru(ru) Spanish: abrupto es(es), brusco es(es)

sudden or hasty

Bulgarian: рязък bg(bg), внезапен bg(bg) Danish: pludselig, uformodet Dutch: abrupt nl(nl), plots nl(nl), bruusk nl(nl) Finnish: äkillinen fi(fi), odottamaton fi(fi) French: brusque fr(fr), precipité fr(fr) German: abrupt de(de), jäh de(de) Italian: brusco it(it), brusca it(it) Latin: abruptus la(la)

Maltese: f'daqqa, ta' malajr Norwegian: brå, plutselig Novial: abrupt, abrupti Portuguese: brusco pt(pt), abrupto pt(pt) Russian: внезапный ru(ru), неожиданный ru(ru) Spanish: repentino es(es), súbito es(es) Telugu: అకస్మాత్తుగా

curt in manner

Bulgarian: рязък, безцеремонен Dutch: kortaf nl(nl) Finnish: töksähtävä, karkea French: brusque fr(fr) German: einsiblig, wortkarg, kurz angebunden

Maltese: ta' mod goff Norwegian: brå, skarp Portuguese: brusco pt(pt), rude pt(pt) Russian: бесцеремонный ru(ru), резкий ru(ru) Spanish: abrupto es(es), brusco es(es), cortante es(es)

having sudden transitions from one state to next

Dutch: hortend Finnish: äkillinen fi(fi) German: abrupt de(de), jäh de(de) Italian: discontinuo it(it), discontinua it(it), sconnesso it(it), sconnessa it(it)

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

botany: truncated

Dutch: afgeknot German: abgestumpft de(de)

Norwegian: avkortet Spanish: abrupto es(es)

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

Tamil: சடுதி Ukrainian: наглий, раптовий

Verb

Infinitive to Abrupt

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to Abrupt (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

1. (transitive) To tear off or asunder.

   Till death abrupts them. - Sir T. Browne

2. To interrupt suddenly.

Translations

to tear off or asunder

Finnish: erottaa fi(fi), repiä erilleen

to interrupt suddenly

Finnish: keskeyttää fi(fi)

Noun

Singular Abrupt

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1. (poetic) Something which is abrupt.

   Over the vast abrupt. - Milton

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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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