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abruption

abruption

3 9.9
A sudden end to something that is happening
  • noun
  • /əˈbrʌpʃən/
translation icon : abruptura
  • The sudden abruption of his thoughts left him momentarily speechless during the meeting.
  • placental abruption

Examples

  • In my second year of law school, B was born at 25 weeks gestation due to a chronic placental abruption.

    Blog text (4)

  • She's had an abruption.

    The Way of the Gun (2000)

  • I'm all for abruption.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Then, my third pregnancy ended in a stillbirth at 33 weeks due to placental abruption just this December.

    Blog text (29)

  • Warfarin therapy is contraindicated in pregnancy due to its teratogenicity and risk of placental abruption and should be stopped prior to pregnancy.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The land may be divided into private parcels, but nature holds wild sway in common, the frost-heave a rolling underground abruption to possessive pattern.

    Academic text (2008)

  • During her checkup, the doctor explained that an abruption could lead to serious complications during childbirth.

  • She experienced an abruption in her studies, causing her to pause and reevaluate her goals.

Synonyms

disruption
vsabruption
126 4.1

A break in the normal flow of activity

is a brief sudden stop rather than a broader disturbance or change
interruption
vsabruption
99 3.0

A short time when something stops or is delayed

is specifically a sudden breaking instance rather than a possible delay
breaking off
vsabruption
5 4.7

A sudden end of an activity, relationship, or talk

is an abrupt single instance of stopping rather than a broader change
break-off
vsabruption
4.3

An ending of a relationship or agreement, often sudden

is focused on a sudden stop rather than a general disturbance

Antonyms

continuation
56 3.6

An act of something keeping going without stopping

How Sudden

to rupture
95 6.8
abruption
3 9.9
interruption
99 3.0
pause
192 1.0
delay
434 1.3

Surface Forms

abruption singular
abruptions plural

Morphology

abruption = abrupt (transparent) = abrupt + ion

Formed by the adjective 'abrupt' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ion', so the meaning 'an instance of sudden breaking off' is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Abruption comes from the Latin parts ab- 'away' and rupt- 'break', the same root you see in rupture and interrupt. So an abruption is a sudden 'breaking off' or interruption.