abrupt.
Broken away (from restraint).
Meaning & usage
Broken away (from restraint).
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.
Curt in manner.
Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
Broken off.
Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.
Where this word comes from
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”).
To tear off or asunder.
To interrupt suddenly.
Where this word comes from
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”).
Something which is abrupt; an abyss.
Where this word comes from
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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