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ABRUPT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner
Example:
an abrupt reply
Classified under:
Similar:
discourteous (showing no courtesy; rude)
Derivation:
abruptness (an abrupt discourteous manner)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Exceedingly sudden and unexpected
Example:
an abrupt change in the weather
Classified under:
Similar:
sudden (happening without warning or in a short space of time)
Derivation:
abruptness (the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Extremely steep
Example:
a sharp drop
Synonyms:
abrupt; precipitous; sharp
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
steep (having a sharp inclination)
Derivation:
abruptness (the property possessed by a slope that is very steep)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
Example:
abrupt prose
Synonyms:
abrupt; disconnected
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
disconnected; staccato ((music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb abrupt
Context examples:
An episodic form of ventricular tachycardia, with abrupt onset and termination.
(Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus)
The new-comer to whom this abrupt query had been addressed was a tall and exceedingly handsome cavalier who had just been ushered into the apartment.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Jim looked curiously at him, wondering evidently what it was that lay behind these abrupt sentences and sudden silences.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
An electrocardiographic finding of episodic supraventricular tachycardia with abrupt onset and termination.
(Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by a dysrhythmia with abrupt onset and sudden termination of atrial contractions with a rate of 150-250 beats per minute.
(Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
An abrupt increase is defined as an increase from the onset of acceleration to the peak in less than 30 seconds.
(Fetal Heart Rate Acceleration, NCI Thesaurus)
A syndrome that is defined by signs and symptoms related to abrupt or gradual stoppage of opioids use.
(Opiate Withdrawal Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by an electrocardiographic finding of episodic atrial fibrillation with abrupt onset and termination.
(Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by an electrocardiographic finding of episodic atrial tachycardia with abrupt onset and termination.
(Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia, NCI Thesaurus)
Then the gag swung to the side with an abrupt swiftness, the great sail boomed like a cannon, and the three rows of reef-points slatted against the canvas like a volley of rifles.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
