# abrupt

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈbɹʌpt/ · frequency rank #17,529

## Definitions
1. Broken away (from restraint).
2. Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
3. Curt in manner.
4. Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
5. Broken off.
6. Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
7. Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.

## Etymology
First attested in 1583. Borrowed from Latin abruptus (“broken off”), perfect passive participle of abrumpō (“break off”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + rumpō (“to break”).

## Easily confused with
- **abruptly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abrupt-vs-abruptly)
- **about** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/about-vs-abrupt)
- **abduct** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abduct-vs-abrupt)

## Common misspellings (9)
`abbrupt`, `abrput`, `abrrupt`, `abruppt`, `abruptt`, `abrutp`, `aburpt`, `arbupt`, `barupt`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/abrupt