How to pronounce abrupt:
Example: "Abrupt prose"
Example: "Came to an abrupt stop"
Example: "An abrupt reply"
Something which is abrupt; an abyss.
To tear off or asunder.
To interrupt suddenly.
Broken away (from restraint).
Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
Example: "The party came to an abrupt end when the parents of our host arrived."
Curt in manner.
Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
Broken off.
Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.