Abrupt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

exceedingly sudden and unexpected

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmfɚɹˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪŋk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪŋk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmfɚɹˌaɪz/.

Examples

abrupt prose
came to an abrupt stop
an abrupt change in the weather

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

precipitous disconnected sharp

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions “abrupt prose”
adjective	exceedingly sudden and unexpected “came to an abrupt stop”
adjective	extremely steep “an abrupt canyon”
adjective	surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner “an abrupt reply”

Word Forms

abruptness	noun	the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
precipitousness	noun	the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
precipice	noun	a very steep cliff

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

brusque

marqué par des changements brusques de sujet et des transitions brusques

🇪🇸Spanish

abrupto

marcado por cambios repentinos de tema y transiciones bruscas

🇮🇹Italian

brusco

caratterizzato da improvvisi cambi di soggetto e transizioni brusche

🇵🇹Portuguese

abrupto

marcado por mudanças repentinas no assunto e transições bruscas

🇷🇺Russian

резкий

характеризуется резкими сменами сюжетов и резкими переходами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आकस्मिक

विषय में अचानक परिवर्तन और तीव्र परिवर्तन द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

আকস্মিক

বিষয়ের আকস্মিক পরিবর্তন এবং তীক্ষ্ণ রূপান্তর দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

திடீர்

பொருளில் திடீர் மாற்றங்கள் மற்றும் கூர்மையான மாற்றங்களால் குறிக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆకస్మిక

విషయం మరియు పదునైన పరివర్తనలో ఆకస్మిక మార్పులు గుర్తించబడతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

अचानक

विषयातील अचानक बदल आणि तीक्ष्ण संक्रमणे द्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

અચાનક

વિષયમાં અચાનક ફેરફારો અને તીવ્ર સંક્રમણો દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಥಟ್ಟನೆ

ವಿಷಯ ಮತ್ತು ಚೂಪಾದ ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹಠಾತ್ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗಳಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള

വിഷയത്തിലെ പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള മാറ്റങ്ങളും മൂർച്ചയുള്ള പരിവർത്തനങ്ങളും അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਚਾਨਕ

ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਤਬਦੀਲੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਤਿੱਖੇ ਪਰਿਵਰਤਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اچانک

موضوع میں اچانک تبدیلیوں اور تیز تبدیلیوں سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

突然的

以主题的突然变化和急剧的过渡为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

突然

主題の突然の変化と鋭いトランジションが特徴的

🇰🇷Korean

험준한

주제의 갑작스러운 변화와 급격한 전환으로 표시됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đột ngột

được đánh dấu bằng những thay đổi đột ngột về chủ đề và sự chuyển tiếp đột ngột

🇹🇭Thai

ฉับพลัน

โดดเด่นด้วยการเปลี่ยนแปลงวัตถุอย่างกะทันหันและการเปลี่ยนภาพอย่างคมชัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendadak

ditandai dengan perubahan subjek yang tiba-tiba dan transisi yang tajam

🇵🇭Filipino

biglaan

minarkahan ng mga biglaang pagbabago sa paksa at matalim na mga transition

🇲🇾Malay

mengejut

ditandai dengan perubahan mendadak dalam subjek dan peralihan tajam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مفاجئ

تتميز بالتغيرات المفاجئة في الموضوع والتحولات الحادة

🇮🇷Persian

ناگهانی

با تغییرات ناگهانی در موضوع و انتقال های تیز مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

ani

Konudaki ani değişiklikler ve keskin geçişlerle belirgindir

🇮🇱Hebrew

פִּתְאוֹמִי

מסומן בשינויים פתאומיים בנושא ובמעברים חדים

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