Definition of "abrupt" in İngilizce

adjective

1. (obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint).

2. 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.

3. Curt in manner.

4. Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.

5. (obsolete) Broken off.

6. Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.

7. (botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.

verb

1. (transitive, archaic) To tear off or asunder.

2. To interrupt suddenly.

noun

1. (poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss.