Sudden — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

happening without warning or in a short space of time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌdən/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌdən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌdən/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈʌdən/.

Examples

a sudden storm
a sudden decision
a sudden cure

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

gradual

Parts of Speech

adjective

happening without warning or in a short space of time

“a sudden storm”

Word Forms

suddenness

noun

the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

plötzlich

geschieht ohne Vorwarnung oder in kurzer Zeit

🇫🇷French

soudain

se produit sans avertissement ou dans un court laps de temps

🇪🇸Spanish

repentino

sucede sin previo aviso o en un corto espacio de tiempo

🇮🇹Italian

improvviso

accadere senza preavviso o in un breve lasso di tempo

🇳🇱Dutch

plotseling

gebeurt zonder waarschuwing of in korte tijd

🇵🇹Portuguese

repentino

acontecendo sem aviso ou em um curto espaço de tempo

🇷🇺Russian

внезапный

происходит без предупреждения или в течение короткого промежутка времени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अचानक

बिना किसी चेतावनी के या कम समय में घटित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

হঠাৎ

সতর্কতা ছাড়া বা অল্প সময়ের মধ্যে ঘটছে

🇮🇳Tamil

திடீர்

எச்சரிக்கை இல்லாமல் அல்லது குறுகிய கால இடைவெளியில் நடக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆకస్మికంగా

హెచ్చరిక లేకుండా లేదా తక్కువ సమయంలో జరుగుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अचानक

चेतावणीशिवाय किंवा कमी वेळेत घडत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અચાનક

ચેતવણી વિના અથવા ટૂંકા સમયમાં થઈ રહ્યું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಠಾತ್

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പെട്ടെന്ന്

മുന്നറിയിപ്പില്ലാതെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചുരുങ്ങിയ സമയത്തിനുള്ളിൽ സംഭവിക്കുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਚਾਨਕ

ਬਿਨਾਂ ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ ਦੇ ਜਾਂ ਥੋੜੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اچانک

انتباہ کے بغیر یا مختصر وقت میں ہو رہا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

突然的

在没有警告的情况下或在短时间内发生

🇯🇵Japanese

突然

警告なしに、または短期間に起こること

🇰🇷Korean

갑자기

예고 없이 또는 짧은 시간 안에 일어나는 일

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đột ngột

xảy ra mà không có cảnh báo hoặc trong một khoảng thời gian ngắn

🇹🇭Thai

กะทันหัน

เกิดขึ้นโดยไม่มีการเตือนล่วงหน้าหรือเกิดขึ้นในช่วงเวลาอันสั้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

tiba-tiba

terjadi tanpa peringatan atau dalam waktu singkat

🇵🇭Filipino

biglaan

nangyayari nang walang babala o sa maikling panahon

🇲🇾Malay

mengejut

berlaku tanpa amaran atau dalam masa yang singkat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مفاجئ

يحدث دون سابق إنذار أو في فترة زمنية قصيرة

🇮🇷Persian

ناگهانی

بدون هشدار یا در مدت زمان کوتاهی اتفاق می افتد

🇹🇷Turkish

birden

uyarı vermeden veya kısa bir süre içinde gerçekleşmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פִּתְאוֹמִי

מתרחש ללא אזהרה או בפרק זמן קצר

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