abruption
[ uh-bruhp-shuh n ]
/ əˈbrʌp ʃən /
noun
a sudden breaking off.
Words nearby abruption
abroad,
abrogate,
abrogation,
abrupt,
abruptio placentae,
abruption,
abruptly pinnate,
abruzzi,
abruzzi e molise,
abrv,
abs
Example sentences from the Web for abruption
The comma is the note of connection and continuity of sentences; the period is the note of abruption and disjunction.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies |Samuel JohnsonBy this abruption, posterity lost more instruction than delight.
Lives of the English Poets: Waller, Milton, Cowley |Samuel Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for abruption
abruption
/ (əˈbrʌpʃən) /
noun
a breaking off of a part or parts from a mass
Word Origin for abruption
C17: from Latin
abruptio; see
abrupt