sudden
adjective /ˈsʌdn/
/ˈsʌdn/
Idioms - happening or done quickly and unexpectedly
- News of his sudden and unexpected death came as a great shock.
- a sudden change in temperature
- There were several sudden bursts of gunfire outside.
- It was only decided yesterday. It's all been very sudden.
- Don't make any sudden movements.
- His death was very sudden.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySudden is used with these nouns:- acceleration
- alarm
- anger
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French sudein, from an alteration of Latin subitaneus, from subitus ‘sudden’.
Idioms
all of a sudden
- quickly and unexpectedly
- All of a sudden someone grabbed me around the neck.