What is the meaning of abort?

noun

  • The act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed.
    • usage: "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"

verb

  • Terminate before completion.
    • usage: "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"
  • Cease development, die, and be aborted.
    • usage: "an aborting fetus"
  • Terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion. .
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