abrupt vs dead-end

abrupt

adj
  • Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate. 

  • Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. 

  • Curt in manner. 

  • Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed. 

  • Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. 

noun
  • Something which is abrupt; an abyss. 

verb
  • To interrupt suddenly. 

dead-end

adj
  • Going nowhere; blocked. 

verb
  • To come to a dead-end. 

noun
  • A road with no exit. 

  • A position that offers no hope of progress. 

How often have the words abrupt and dead-end occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )