Definitions for ABORTION
əˈbɔr ʃənabor·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. abortionnoun

   termination of pregnancy

2. miscarriage, abortionnoun

   failure of a plan

GCIDERate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Abortionnoun

   the removal of a fetus from the womb prior to normal delivery in a manner such as to cause the death of the fetus; also called voluntary abortion, or when performed by a physician, therapeutic abortion.

2. Abortionnoun

   something considered to be a repulsive or monstrous variant of a normal object; a monstrosity.

3. Abortionnoun

   The immature product of an untimely birth; a fetus which has been delivered prematurely due to spontaneous or voluntary abortion, and is dead.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abortionnoun

   The cessation of pregnancy or fetal development:

2. abortionnoun

   The immature product of an untimely birth.

3. abortionnoun

   Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.

4. abortionnoun

   Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which is interrupted in its progress before it is matured or perfect.

5. abortionnoun

   The act of aborting a project, a mission, etc, before it is completed.

6. abortionnoun

   Something ugly, an artistic atrocity;.

7. abortionnoun

   A monstrosity; a misshapen person.

8. Etymology: First attested in 1547, from abortio, from aborior. See abort for more.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abortionnoun

   Etymology: abortio, Lat.

   1. The act of bringing forth untimely.2. The produce of an untimely birth.

   His wife miscarried; but as the abortion proved only a female fœtus, he comforted himself, that, had it arrived to perfection, it would not have answered his account. Scriblerus Club , Martinus Scriblerus.

   Behold my arm thus blasted, dry and wither’d,
   Shrunk like a foul abortion, and decay’d,
   Like some untimely product of the seasons,
   Robb’d of its properties of strength and office. Nicholas Rowe, Jane Shore.

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1. abortion

   Abortion is a medical or surgical procedure that intentionally ends a pregnancy before the birth of a fetus. This procedure is often surrounded by ethical, moral, and legal debates due to differing views on the beginning of human life and a women's rights over her own body.

2. abortion

   Abortion is a medical or surgical procedure that intentionally ends a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the womb. It involves removing the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus. This procedure can be done for various reasons, including preserving the life or health of the mother, or if the fetus has a life-threatening medical condition or birth defect. It is a controversial issue with varying legal, moral, and ethical considerations across different cultures and societies. The procedure is performed by a licensed healthcare provider and is generally considered safe and effective.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Abortionnoun

   the act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriage

2. Abortionnoun

   the immature product of an untimely birth

3. Abortionnoun

   arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed

4. Abortionnoun

   any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which in its progress, before it is matured or perfect; a complete failure; as, his attempt proved an abortion

5. Etymology: [L. abortio, fr. aboriri. See Abort.]

Matched Categories

1. • Failure
   • Termination

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ABORTION' in Nouns Frequency: #2289

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Anagrams for ABORTION »

1. boration

2. robotian

How to pronounce ABORTION?

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How to say ABORTION in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ABORTION in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ABORTION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of ABORTION in a Sentence

1. Alyssa Miller:

   The reality is that abortion later in pregnancy is extremely rare and often takes place in complex and difficult situations where a woman and her doctor need every medical option available.

2. Steffani Bangel:

   The reality is that people in our communities are going to suffer in ways that are immeasurable because abortion doesn't go away.

3. Elizabeth Nash:

   The FDA’s change in allowing dispensing at pharmacies means that there are more options for access for people in states where abortion is not heavily regulated and abortion rights are protected. Where abortion has been banned, abortion remains banned, what we are seeing now is that if a state has banned abortion, then medication abortion is unavailable. And I think we’re going to see how this tension plays out between the FDA’s authority over drugs and devices and the state laws.

4. Marjorie Dannenfelser:

   In Montana, pro-abortion forces ranTV adscharacterizing the initiative as an ‘an extreme, harmful government intrusion into medical care,’ when all the initiative would do is provide the same level of care to an infant who survived an abortion as you would to an infant born early in pregnancy. If Montana voters knew the truth about what the initiative would actually do, it would have passed overwhelmingly. Our side must do a better job raising the resources needed to go toe-to-toe with the heavily funded abortion industry to arm voters with the truth.

5. Janet Porter:

   There's been a shift. This is the year America went from regulating abortion to ending it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ABORTION
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=ABORTION
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Abortion
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ABORTION
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ABORTION
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=ABORTION