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Abruptly

adverb/kˈæmfɚwˌʊd/
Definition
quickly and without warning
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæmfɚwˌʊd/
🇬🇧British English
/bɹˈɪnsɛl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bɹˈɪnsɛl/
3 syllables Say it as /kˈæmfɚwˌʊd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbquickly and without warning
“he stopped suddenly”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
plötzlich
schnell und ohne Vorwarnung
🇫🇷French
brusquement
rapidement et sans prévenir
🇪🇸Spanish
abruptamente
rápidamente y sin previo aviso
🇮🇹Italian
all'improvviso
rapidamente e senza preavviso
🇳🇱Dutch
abrupt
snel en zonder waarschuwing
🇵🇹Portuguese
abruptamente
rapidamente e sem aviso
🇷🇺Russian
резко
быстро и без предупреждения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
एकाएक
जल्दी और बिना किसी चेतावनी के
🇧🇩Bengali
আকস্মিকভাবে
দ্রুত এবং সতর্কতা ছাড়াই
🇮🇳Tamil
திடீரென்று
விரைவாகவும் எச்சரிக்கையும் இல்லாமல்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆకస్మికంగా
త్వరగా మరియు హెచ్చరిక లేకుండా
🇮🇳Marathi
अचानक
त्वरीत आणि चेतावणीशिवाय
🇮🇳Gujarati
અચાનક
ઝડપથી અને ચેતવણી વિના
🇮🇳Kannada
ಥಟ್ಟನೆ
ತ್ವರಿತವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പെട്ടെന്ന്
വേഗത്തിലും മുന്നറിയിപ്പില്ലാതെയും
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਚਾਨਕ
ਜਲਦੀ ਅਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ ਦੇ
🇵🇰Urdu
اچانک
جلدی اور بغیر انتباہ کے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
突然
快速且毫无警告
🇯🇵Japanese
突然
警告なしに迅速に
🇰🇷Korean
갑자기
예고 없이 빨리
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đột ngột
nhanh chóng và không có cảnh báo
🇹🇭Thai
ทันที
อย่างรวดเร็วและไม่มีการเตือนล่วงหน้า
🇮🇩Indonesian
tiba-tiba
dengan cepat dan tanpa peringatan
🇵🇭Filipino
biglang
mabilis at walang babala
🇲🇾Malay
secara mengejut
cepat dan tanpa amaran
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
فجأة
بسرعة ودون سابق إنذار
🇮🇷Persian
به طور ناگهانی
سریع و بدون هشدار
🇹🇷Turkish
aniden
hızlı ve önceden haber vermeden
🇮🇱Hebrew
פִּתְאוֹם
במהירות וללא אזהרה מוקדמת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'abruptly'?
The primary meaning of 'abruptly' is 'quickly and without warning'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'abruptly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'abruptly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'abruptly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'abruptly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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