abruption

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US/əˈbɹʌp.ʃn̩/

noun

A sudden termination or interruption.

UncommonFirst used First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounabruption (plural abruptions)

plural abruptions

  1. archaicA sudden termination or interruption.First known use First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century.
  2. A sudden breaking off or breaking away; a violent separation of bodies.First known use First attested in the mid 17ᵗʰ century.

    By this abruption posterity lost more instruction than delight.

    1837, Samuel Johnson, The Life of Cowley
    1 more example

    After a startling abruption and a slow recovery, the canonic process is resumed at [7], with a whole slew of redundant entries on the last phrase.

    1996, Richard Taruskin, Stravinsky and the Russian Traditions, page 336

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan instance of sudden interruption

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinabruptio
  2. Englishabruption

From abrupt + -ion. From Latin abruptio, from abrumpo (“to break off”).

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