αιφνίδιος — meaning in English

English meaning

• abrupt adj Happening suddenly and without warning.
• surprise noun Something unexpected, or the feeling caused by it.

Senses

αιφνίδιος is used for these senses in English:

• abrupt Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
• surprise The feeling that something unexpected has happened.

abrupt — full definition

1. adj Happening suddenly and without warning.
2. adj Blunt or curt in manner, verging on rude.
3. adj Very steep, as if broken off sharply.

surprise — full definition

1. noun Something unexpected, or the feeling caused by it.
2. verb To cause someone to feel astonished by something unexpected.

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