abruptness

/ə'brʌptnis/

Thân thiện

The conversation ended with an unexpected abruptness.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning: The state or characteristic of being sudden, unexpected, or occurring with great speed.
   • The property possessed by a slope that is very steep: The quality of a surface, especially a slope or incline, being extremely sharp, precipitous, or nearly vertical.
   • An abrupt discourteous manner: The characteristic of being blunt, curt, or brusque in speech or behavior, often perceived as rude.

Examples of Usage

• Referring to suddenness:
  • The abruptness of the storm caught everyone off guard.
  • She was surprised by the abruptness of his departure.
• Referring to steepness:
  • The abruptness of the cliff made climbing impossible.
  • Hikers must be cautious of the trail's abruptness.
• Referring to discourteous manner:
  • His abruptness during the meeting offended several colleagues.
  • Customers complained about the clerk's abruptness.

Advanced Usage

• "with abruptness": In a sudden or brusque manner.
  • He ended the call with abruptness, leaving her confused.
• "the abruptness of change": The sudden and often disruptive nature of a transition.
  • The company struggled to adapt to the abruptness of the market shift.

Variants and Related Words

• Abrupt (adj): Sudden and unexpected; steep; curt in manner.
  • an abrupt change, an abrupt cliff, an abrupt reply
• Abruptly (adv): In an abrupt manner.
  • The car stopped abruptly.

Synonyms

• Suddenness: The quality of happening quickly and unexpectedly.
• Precipitousness: The quality of being extremely steep.
• Brusqueness: The quality of being blunt or offhand in manner.
• Curtness: The quality of being rudely brief in speech or action.

Antonyms

• Gradualness: The quality of happening slowly or in stages.
• Gentleness (of slope): The quality of having a mild or gradual incline.
• Politeness: The quality of having good manners and respect for others.

Related Phrases

• Sheer abruptness: Emphasizes an extreme degree of steepness or suddenness.
  • The sheer abruptness of the mountain face was awe-inspiring.
• Characteristic abruptness: A typical or expected quality of being abrupt.
  • He answered with his characteristic abruptness.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
2. the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
3. an abrupt discourteous manner

Từ đồng nghĩa

• precipitateness
• precipitousness
• precipitance
• precipitancy
• suddenness
• steepness
• brusqueness
• curtness
• gruffness
• shortness