Meaning

7 senses
  1. Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.

    The party came to an abrupt end when the parents of our host arrived.

    abrupt, jäh

    внеза́пныйvnezápnyj, неожи́данныйneožídannyj

    рапто́вийraptóvyj

  2. Curt in manner.

    einsiblig, wortkarg, kurz angebunden

    бесцеремо́нныйbesceremónnyj, ре́зкийrézkij

    surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner

  3. Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.

    abrupt, jäh

    marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

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

    abrupt, jäh, schroff

    круто́йkrutój, обры́вистыйobrývistyj

    dangerously steep

  5. Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.

    abgestumpft

  6. (obsolete, rare)Broken away (from restraint).

  7. (obsolete)Broken off.

Examples

38 sentences
  1. The car came to an abrupt stop.

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  2. Tom's abrupt manner puts a lot of people off.

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  3. That was abrupt.

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  4. Don't make abrupt moves.

    deMach keine brüsken Bewegungen.

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  5. The elevator came to an abrupt halt.

    Ліфт різко зупинився.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
without notice:
Русский
By meaning 3
without notice:
curt in manner:
extremely steep:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
without notice:
curt in manner:
extremely steep:
botany: truncated:

Origin

First attested in 1583. Borrowed from Latin abruptus (“broken off”), perfect passive parti

First attested in 1583. Borrowed from Latin abruptus (“broken off”), perfect passive participle of abrumpō (“break off”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + rumpō (“to break”).

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Forms

more abrupt/abrupter, most abrupt/abruptest
Comparativemore abrupt / abrupter Lesson
Superlativemost abrupt / abruptest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
without time to prepare:suddenA2
without transition:unexpectedB1disconnected
uncivil:blunt
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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