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- Dictionaryabrupt/əˈbrʌpt/
adjective
- 1. sudden and unexpected: "I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject" Similar Opposite
- 2. brief to the point of rudeness; curt: "you were rather abrupt with that young man" Similar Opposite
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Abrupt means sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant, or using too few words when talking. Learn more about the meaning, usage, synonyms, and examples of abrupt from Cambridge Dictionary.
- Abruptly
ABRUPTLY definition: 1. in a sudden, unexpected, and...
- English (US)
ABRUPT meaning: 1. sudden and unexpected, and often...
- Abrupt: German Translation
abrupt translate: abrupt, schroff. Learn more in the...
- Znaczenie Abrupt, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
abrupt definicja: 1. sudden and unexpected, and often...
- Abrupt Spanish Translation
ABRUPT translate: abrupto, repentino, brusco, abrupto,...
- Abrupt: Russian Translation
ABRUPT translate: внезапный , резкий . Learn more in the...
- Abrupt in Japanese
ABRUPT translate: 突然の, 唐突な, 突然(とつぜん)の, 唐突(とうとつ)な. Learn more...
- Abrupt: French Translation
ABRUPT translate: brusque, soudain/-aine, brusque, soudain,...
- Abruptly
Abrupt means sudden, unexpected, or rudely short. It comes from Latin abruptus, meaning "broken off, ending suddenly". See synonyms, examples, word history, and related words.
Abrupt definition: sudden or unexpected. See examples of ABRUPT used in a sentence.
Abrupt means sudden, unexpected, or brusque. It can also describe something that changes or transitions sharply, or that is steep or truncate. See different sources and examples of usage.
Abrupt means sudden, unexpected, or brusque in speech or manner. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, synonyms, and related terms.
Definitions of abrupt. adjective. exceedingly sudden and unexpected. “came to an abrupt stop” “an abrupt change in the weather” synonyms: sudden. happening without warning or in a short space of time. adjective. marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions. “ abrupt prose” synonyms: disconnected. disconnected, staccato.
/əˈbrʌpt/ sudden and unexpected, often in an unpleasant way. an abrupt change/halt/departure. The accident brought his career to an abrupt end. Extra Examples. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.