Abruption

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abruption \Ab*rup"tion\, n. [L. abruptio, fr. abrumpere: cf. F.
     abruption.]
     A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
     --Woodward.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abruption
       n : an instance of breaking off suddenly [syn: {breaking off}]