Abrupt - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈbrʌpt|  American pronunciation of the word abrupt
Brit.  |əˈbrʌpt|  British pronunciation of the word abrupt

adjective

- marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions (syn: disconnected)
abrupt prose
- exceedingly sudden and unexpected
came to an abrupt stop
an abrupt change in the weather
- extremely steep (syn: precipitous, sharp)
an abrupt canyon
- surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner
an abrupt reply

Extra examples

There was an abrupt change in the weather.

The road came to an abrupt end.

The storm caused an abrupt power failure.

She has an abrupt manner.

The motions of the vessel were so fearfully abrupt and violent.

The road is full of abrupt turns.

He threw an abrupt remark at me.

The bus came to an abrupt halt.

Sorry, I didn't mean to be so abrupt.

...symptoms that were striking for their abrupt onset and their equally abrupt offset...

...the abrupt revelation of an enemy masquerading as a friend is such a hack plot twist...

His manner was masterful and abrupt.

The clean abrupt edge of the fractures.

The hills are neither too prolonged nor too abrupt.

After the election our funding came to an abrupt halt.

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