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aborted

/əˈbɔɹtɪd/

aborted adjective: stopped before completion; especially because of problems or danger. Also the simple past and past participle of abort.

Adjective

aborted (not comparable)

  1. Stopped before completion; especially because of problems or danger.
  2. Brought forth prematurely.
  3. Checked in normal development at an early stage.
    • Spines are aborted branches.
  4. Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped.
    • The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted in their mature state.1855, Richard Owen, Lectures on the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Invertebrate Animals

Also used as

aborted is also the simple past and past participle of abort.

Origin of aborted

From abort + -ed.

Words formed from aborted

Questions about aborted

What does aborted mean?
Aborted means stopped before completion; especially because of problems or danger.
What part of speech is aborted?
Aborted is an adjective.
How do you pronounce aborted?
Aborted is pronounced /əˈbɔɹtɪd/.

Words near aborted in the dictionary

  1. abortable
  2. abortal
  3. abortation
  4. abortations
  5. abortative
  6. aborted
  7. abortee
  8. abortees
  9. aborter
  10. aborters
  11. aborti

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