abrupt
IPA: ʌbrˈʌpt
noun
- (poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss.
verb
- (transitive, archaic) To tear off or asunder.
- To interrupt suddenly.
adjective
- (obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint).
- Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
- Curt in manner.
- Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
- (obsolete) Broken off.
- Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
- (botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.
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Examples of "abrupt" in Sentences
- The change was sudden and abrupt.
- The ending of the book is also abrupt.
- Placental abruption can cause bleeding.
- The shores of the island are high and abrupt.
- Sorry for the abrupt merge of John of Patmos.
- The spire is short, abrupt and bluntly pointed.
- The development of the town came to an abrupt end.
- However, the abrupt end of the mission was unexpected.
- This causes the abrupt contraction of the muscle fibers.
- It brings an abrupt and misleading jolt to the length of twilight.
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