aborting

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present participle of

to cause something to stop or fail before it begins or before it is complete:

The mission had to be aborted at the last minute.

If something goes wrong during the launch sequence the system will automatically abort.

to stop the development of a baby that has not been born, usually by having a medical operation:

He declared that women have a right to abort a nonviable fetus.

The decision to abort may be based on many factors.

to have a miscarriage (= an early, unintentional end to a pregnancy):

The bacterial infection can cause animals to abort.