- abrupt, sudden
- فُجائيّ \ abrupt, sudden.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
abrupt, sudden
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sudden — [sud′ n] adj. [ME sodain < OFr < VL * subitanus, for L subitaneus, sudden, extended < subitus, pp. of subire, to approach, go stealthily < sub , under + ire, to go or come: see YEAR] 1. a) happening or coming unexpectedly; not… … English World dictionary
Abrupt — Ab*rupt , a. [L. abruptus, p. p. of abrumpere to break off; ab + rumpere to break. See {Rupture}.] 1. Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places. Tumbling through ricks abrupt, Thomson.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sudden cardiac death — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I46.1 eMedicine article/151907 … Wikipedia
abrupt — [ə brupt′] adj. [L abruptus, pp. of abrumpere, to break off < ab , off + rumpere, to break: see RUPTURE] 1. coming, happening, or ending suddenly; sudden; unexpected 2. curt or gruff in behavior or speech; brusque 3. very steep: said as of a… … English World dictionary
Sudden — Sud den, a. [OE. sodian, sodein, OF. sodain, sudain, F. soudain, L. subitaneus, fr. subitus sudden, that has come unexpectedly, p. p. of subire to come on, to steal upon; sub under, secretly + ire to go. See {Issue}, and cf. {Subitaneous}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abrupt — [adj1] rude or brief in manner blunt, brusque, crude, crusty, curt, direct, discourteous, gruff, impetuous, impolite, matter of fact, rough, short, snappy, snippy, uncivil, ungracious; concept 542 Ant. calm, kind, nice abrupt [adj2] happening… … New thesaurus
abrupt — 1 *steep, precipitous, sheer Analogous words: perpendicular, *vertical, plumb Antonyms: sloping Contrasted words: *level, flat, plain, plane, even, smooth: slanting, inclined (see SLANT vb) 2 sudden, *precipitate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
abrupt — ► ADJECTIVE 1) sudden and unexpected. 2) brief to the point of rudeness; curt. 3) steep. DERIVATIVES abruptly adverb abruptness noun. ORIGIN Latin abruptus broken off, steep , from rumpere break … English terms dictionary
sudden cardiac death — n death occurring within minutes or hours following onset of acute symptoms of cardiac arrest resulting esp. from an arrhythmia * * * unexpected natural death from cardiac causes, occurring rapidly after onset of acute symptoms in a patient with… … Medical dictionary
abrupt departure — sudden departure, sudden leave … English contemporary dictionary
abrupt discharge — sudden discharge (of liquid or gas); sudden brief exclamation (particularly prayer or short religious utterance) … English contemporary dictionary
