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An instance of breaking off suddenly
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abruption
Word definitions for abruption in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context archaic English) A sudden termination or interruption. (First attested in the early 17 th century.) (R:SOED5: page=8) 2 A sudden break off; a violent separation of bodies. (First attested in the mid 17 th century.)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Abruption \Ab*rup"tion\, n. [L. abruptio, fr. abrumpere: cf. F. abruption.] A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies. --Woodward.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an instance of breaking off suddenly [syn: breaking off ]
Usage examples of abruption.
I had these placental abruptions because of the autoimmune condition that made me so violently nauseated.
They called it a placental abruption, made worse from the stress of the job.