abrupt
sudden or unexpectedly broken off
Roots
- ab / abs: away, from, off, down, or apart
- rump / rupt: break, burst, or break apart
Other words with the rump / rupt root
- corrupt: dishonest or spoiled by moral damage
- corruption: dishonesty or moral decay in a system
- disrupt: to interrupt or throw into disorder
- disruption: break in order or normal flow
- erupt: to burst out suddenly
- eruption: a sudden bursting out
- interrupt: to break into or stop the flow of something
Abrupt keeps the break image as a feeling: the smooth line stops suddenly.
The meeting ended with an abrupt apology and no explanation.
In abrupt, the break becomes social and emotional. An abrupt answer, ending, or turn feels cut off, not gently finished.