sudden

Definition

  • noun: an unexpected occurrence
  • adjective: happening or coming unexpectedly
  • adjective: happening, coming, or done very quickly in a way that is usually not expected
  • synonyms: emergency, unexpected, unusual

Examples

  • There were no instances of the disease here until it 'suddenly' appeared last year.

  • The director's 'sudden' departure leaves the organization's future uncertain.

  • I was walking down the street when, 'all of a sudden', it started raining.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Excuse me. It's so unfair. You marry for love. You're a good husband. Children arrive, years depart. And all of a sudden, your wife grows old and tired. And her hair is thin. And her body... And you yourself, you still have your vigor! And then you find yourself (..)
    2012 Anna Karenina