Abruptness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an abrupt discourteous manner

the property possessed by a slope that is very steep

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmpi/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪnstən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪnstən/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæmpi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gruffness steepness precipitance curtness precipitancy precipitousness suddenness precipitateness shortness brusqueness

Antonyms

gradualness

Word Forms

abrupt	adjective	surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner
brusque	adjective	marked by rude or peremptory shortness
curt	adjective	marked by rude or peremptory shortness
gruff	adjective	brusque and surly and forbidding
short	adjective	marked by rude or peremptory shortness
precipitous	adjective	extremely steep
steep	adjective	of a slope; set at a high angle
precipitate	adjective	done with very great haste and without due deliberation; - Shakespeare; - Arthur Geddes
precipitant	adjective	done with very great haste and without due deliberation; - Shakespeare; - Arthur Geddes
sudden	adjective	happening without warning or in a short space of time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Plötzlichkeit

eine schroffe, unhöfliche Art

🇫🇷French

brusquerie

une manière brusque et discourtoise

🇪🇸Spanish

pendiente

una manera abrupta y descortés

🇮🇹Italian

repentinità

un modo brusco e scortese

🇳🇱Dutch

abruptheid

een abrupte, onbeleefde manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

aspereza

uma maneira abrupta e descortês

🇷🇺Russian

внезапность

резкая невежливая манера

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आकस्मिकता

अचानक असभ्य ढंग से

🇧🇩Bengali

আকস্মিকতা

একটি আকস্মিক অসভ্য পদ্ধতি

🇮🇳Tamil

திடீர்

ஒரு திடீர் ஒழுக்கக்கேடான முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆకస్మికత

ఒక ఆకస్మిక మర్యాదపూర్వకమైన పద్ధతి

🇮🇳Marathi

अचानकपणा

अचानक असभ्य रीतीने

🇮🇳Gujarati

આકસ્મિકતા

અચાનક અવિચારી રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಥಟ್ಟನೆ

ಹಠಾತ್ ಅಸಭ್ಯ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊടുന്നനെ

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള മര്യാദയില്ലാത്ത രീതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਚਾਨਕਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਬੇਇੱਜ਼ਤੀ ਵਾਲਾ ਢੰਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

اچانک

اچانک غیر اخلاقی انداز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

突然性

突然无礼的态度

🇯🇵Japanese

突然

突然失礼な態度

🇰🇷Korean

종결

갑작스러운 무례한 태도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đột ngột

một cách bất lịch sự đột ngột

🇹🇭Thai

ความฉับพลัน

ท่าทางไม่สุภาพอย่างกะทันหัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecuraman

dengan cara yang tiba-tiba tidak sopan

🇵🇭Filipino

biglaan

isang biglaang walang paggalang na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

mendadak

sikap tidak sopan yang mendadak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مفاجأة

بطريقة فظة مفاجئة

🇮🇷Persian

ناگهانی

یک روش بی ادبانه ناگهانی

🇹🇷Turkish

anilik

ani ve saygısız bir tavır

🇮🇱Hebrew

פִּתְאוֹמִיוּת

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