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sudden
adjective
happening
quickly
and
unexpectedly
,
without
any
warning
•
A
sudden
storm
forced
the
hikers
to
run
for
cover
.
A
sudden
storm
forced
the
hikers
to
run
for
cover
.
•
The
company
faced
a
sudden
drop
in
sales
after
the
product
recall
.
The
company
faced
a
sudden
drop
in
sales
after
the
product
recall
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
the
phrase
‘
of
a
soden
’,
based
on
Old
French
sodain
,
from
Latin
subitaneus
‘
sudden
’.
noun
an
unexpected
event
,
change
,
or
moment
(
now
rare
and
mainly
literary
)
•
On
a
sudden
,
the
candles
went
out
,
and
the
hall
fell
into
darkness
.
On
a
sudden
,
the
candles
went
out
,
and
the
hall
fell
into
darkness
.
•
The
messenger
arrived
in
a
sudden
and
brought
alarming
news
from
the
front
.
The
messenger
arrived
in
a
sudden
and
brought
alarming
news
from
the
front
.
Same
origin
as
the
adjective
;
the
noun
use
arose
from
Middle
English
phraseology
such
as
‘
of
a
soden
’
meaning
‘
unexpectedly
’.
suddenly
adverb
in
a
quick
and
unexpected
way
•
The
lights
went
out
suddenly
during
the
storm
.
The
lights
went
out
suddenly
during
the
storm
.
•
A
dog
suddenly
barked
,
making
everyone
jump
.
A
dog
suddenly
barked
,
making
everyone
jump
.
from
Middle
English
sodeinli
,
from
sodein
(
sudden
)
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