Associations to the word «Abruptness»

Wiktionary

ABRUPTNESS, noun. The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
ABRUPTNESS, noun. Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as, abruptness of style or manner. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

Dictionary definition

ABRUPTNESS, noun. An abrupt discourteous manner.
ABRUPTNESS, noun. The property possessed by a slope that is very steep.
ABRUPTNESS, noun. The quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn