1syllable
abrupt
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Definitions ofabrupt
1noun
- Something which is abrupt; an abyss.
1verb
- To tear off or asunder.
- To interrupt suddenly.
1adjective
- Broken away (from restraint).
- Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
Example: "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.
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