Abruption Definition

ə-brŭpshən
noun
An instance of suddenly breaking away or off.
American Heritage
A sudden breaking away (of parts of a mass or, esp., of the placenta from the uterus)
Webster's New World
(archaic) A sudden termination or interruption. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
Wiktionary

A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

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Other Word Forms of Abruption

Noun

Singular:
abruption
Plural:
abruptions

Origin of Abruption

  • abrupt +‎ -tion. From Latin abruptio, from abrumpo (“to break off”).

    From Wiktionary

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