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abrupt
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of ABRUPT
[more abrupt; most abrupt]
1
: very sudden and not expected突然的；意外的
- There was an abrupt change in the weather.天气突变。
- The road came to an abrupt end.那条路突然就到头了。
- The storm caused an abrupt power failure.暴风雨导致了突如其来的停电。
2
a : talking to other people in a very brief and unfriendly way粗鲁的；无礼的
- He is friendly with customers but abrupt (in his dealings) with his employees.他对顾客很和善，对雇员却很粗鲁。
- She has an abrupt manner.她举止粗鲁。
b : rudely brief生硬的；唐突的
- an abrupt [=curt, brusque] reply生硬的回答
— abruptly
adverb- The party ended abruptly when the police arrived.聚会因警察的到来戛然而止。
- She turned abruptly and walked away.她突然转身走了。
- The land dropped off abruptly.地势陡然而下。
— abruptness
noun [singular] [noncount]
- There is an abruptness in her manner.她举止粗鲁。
- I was surprised by the abruptness of her manner.我对她的粗鲁举止感到惊讶。
Did you know?
We'll break it to you gently: abrupt derives from abruptus, the past participle of the Latin verb abrumpere, meaning "to break off." Abrumpere combines the prefix ab- with rumpere, which means "to break" and which forms the basis for several other words in English that suggest a kind of breaking, such as interrupt, rupture, and bankrupt. Whether being used to describe a style of speaking that seems rudely short (as in "gave an abrupt answer"), something with a severe rise or drop ("abrupt temperature change"), or something that seems rash and unprecipitated ("made the abrupt decision to quit college"), abrupt, which first appeared in English in the 16th century, implies a kind of jarring unexpectedness that catches people off guard.
Example Sentences
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.
Recent Examples on the Web Wallis Simpson, the woman whose fate altered Elizabeth’s destiny, wrote of being unprepared for Edward’s abrupt rejection by an establishment that had put him on a pedestal. 
Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 The spectacularly volatile compound of place and moment was exploding into galaxies of potentialities that invited psychological exploration, social experimentation, abrupt life transitions, and exuberant or desperate adventure. Deborah Eisenberg, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 The latter interest leads him to develop new friendships with local music students, compounding Pádraic’s abrupt isolation. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2022 If not, the resulting damage could lead to an abrupt engine shutdown and aborted flight. Denise Chow, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2022 If not, the resulting damage could lead to an abrupt engine shutdown and aborted flight. Marcia Dunn, Chron, 3 Sep. 2022 If not, the resulting damage could lead to an abrupt engine shutdown and aborted flight. Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 Barbie's abrupt exit followed a pre-existing backlash surrounding Hunter Schafer, who plays Jules, another leading character on the show. Francesca Specter, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022 The abrupt transition to remote work was smoother than adapting to the current reality, in which some people stay home and others schlep back to the office. Ben Cohen, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 See More
Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 The spectacularly volatile compound of place and moment was exploding into galaxies of potentialities that invited psychological exploration, social experimentation, abrupt life transitions, and exuberant or desperate adventure. Deborah Eisenberg, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 The latter interest leads him to develop new friendships with local music students, compounding Pádraic’s abrupt isolation. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2022 If not, the resulting damage could lead to an abrupt engine shutdown and aborted flight. Denise Chow, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2022 If not, the resulting damage could lead to an abrupt engine shutdown and aborted flight. Marcia Dunn, Chron, 3 Sep. 2022 If not, the resulting damage could lead to an abrupt engine shutdown and aborted flight. Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 Barbie's abrupt exit followed a pre-existing backlash surrounding Hunter Schafer, who plays Jules, another leading character on the show. Francesca Specter, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022 The abrupt transition to remote work was smoother than adapting to the current reality, in which some people stay home and others schlep back to the office. Ben Cohen, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin abruptus "steep, sheer, broken or cut off too short," from past participle of abrumpere "to break, rupture, break off short," from ab- ab- + rumpere "to cause to break or burst," going back to Indo-European *ru-n-p-, nasal present formation from the base *reu̯p- "break, tear" — more at reave
First Known Use
1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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