Associations to the word «Abrupt»
Noun
- Benito
- Utterance
- Maneuver
- Plateau
- Commotion
- Collapse
- Apology
- Pounding
- Stop
- Spasm
- Insomnia
- Monsoon
- Allusion
- Panic
- Decrease
- Projector
- Intrusion
- Rough
- Isotope
- Announcement
- Drop
- Swing
- Extremity
- Caregiver
- Sharp
- Sediment
- Turning
- Surge
- Bend
- Valence
- Climax
- Stratum
- Consternation
- Decline
- Threshold
- Opioid
- Widening
- Lapse
- Demise
- Trigger
- Arousal
- Texture
- Usual
- Adulthood
- Shudder
- Abstinence
- Rapid
- Modulation
- Tilt
- Rise
- Scenery
- Greeting
- Boundary
- Reminder
- Roar
- Conclusion
- Burst
- Tempo
- Angle
- Dose
- Movement
- Infusion
- Tight
Adjective
Wiktionary
ABRUPT, adjective. (obsolete) (rare) Broken away (from restraint). [Attested only in the late 16th century.]
ABRUPT, adjective. Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
ABRUPT, adjective. Curt in manner; brusque; rude; uncivil; impolite. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
ABRUPT, adjective. Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
ABRUPT, adjective. (obsolete) Broken off. [Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 18th century.]
ABRUPT, adjective. Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
ABRUPT, adjective. (botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
ABRUPT, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To tear off or asunder. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
ABRUPT, verb. To interrupt suddenly. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
ABRUPT, noun. (poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
Dictionary definition
ABRUPT, adjective. Marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose".
ABRUPT, adjective. Exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather".
ABRUPT, adjective. Extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop".
ABRUPT, adjective. Surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.