The difference between Abrupt and Broken

When used as adjectives, abrupt means broken away (from restraint), whereas broken means fractured.

Abrupt is also noun with the meaning: something which is abrupt.

Abrupt is also verb with the meaning: to tear off or asunder.

check bellow for the other definitions of Abrupt and Broken

  1. Abrupt as an adjective (obsolete, rare):

    Broken away (from restraint).

  2. Abrupt as an adjective:

    Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.

    Examples:

    "The party came to an abrupt end when the parents of our host arrived."

  3. Abrupt as an adjective:

    Curt in manner.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: brusque rude unciviimpolite"

  4. Abrupt as an adjective:

    Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.

  5. Abrupt as an adjective (obsolete):

    Broken off.

  6. Abrupt as an adjective:

    Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.

  7. Abrupt as an adjective (botany):

    Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek en"

  1. Abrupt as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To tear off or asunder.

  2. Abrupt as a verb:

    To interrupt suddenly.

  1. Abrupt as a noun (poetic):

    Something which is abrupt; an abyss.

  1. Broken as a verb:

  1. Broken as an adjective (of a, bone or body part):

    Fragmented, in separate pieces. Fractured; having the bone in pieces. Split or ruptured. Dashed, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next. Interrupted; not continuous. Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.

    Examples:

    "My arm is broken!"

    "the ground was littered with broken bones"

    "One recent morning the team had to replace a broken weather research station. [[File:One recent morning the team had to replace a broken weather research station.ogg]]"

    "A dog bit my leg and now the skin is broken."

    "Tomorrow: broken skies."

  2. Broken as an adjective (of a, promise, etc):

    Breached; violated; not kept.

    Examples:

    "'broken promises of neutrality"

    "'broken vows"

    "the broken covenant"

  3. Broken as an adjective (of an, electronic connection):

    Non-functional; not functioning properly. Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic. Badly designed or implemented. Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being a non-native speaker. Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.

    Examples:

    "I think my doorbell is broken."

    "This is the most broken application I've seen in a long time."

    "Oh man! That is just broken!"

  4. Broken as an adjective (of a, person):

    Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.

    Examples:

    "The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken."

  5. Broken as an adjective:

    Having no money; bankrupt, broke.

    Examples:

    "rfquote-sense en"

  6. Broken as an adjective (of land):

    Uneven.

  7. Broken as an adjective (sports, and, gaming, of a tactic or option):

    Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful.

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