abort

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• Received-Pronunciation: /əˈbɔːt/
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• US: /əˈbɔɹt/
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From Middle English, from Latin abortus, perfect active participle of aborior (“miscarry”), formed from ab + orior (“to come into being”). Doublet of abortus.

From Latin abortare, from abortus, from aboriri (“miscarry”), from ab- (“not”) + oriri (“come into being, arise, appear”).

203 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 中止 (zhōngzhǐ) — early termination of a mission
• Finnish: keskeytys — early termination of a mission
• German: Abort — early termination of a mission
• Chinese Mandarin: 中斷 /中断 (zhōngduàn) — function used to abort a process
• Chinese Mandarin: 放棄 /放弃 (fàngqì) — function used to abort a process
• Chinese Mandarin: 停止 (tíngzhǐ) — function used to abort a process
• Chinese Mandarin: 腰斬 /腰斩 (yāozhǎn) — function used to abort a process
• Dutch: afbreken — function used to abort a process
• Esperanto: abortigo — function used to abort a process
• Esperanto: ĉesigo — function used to abort a process
• Estonian: katkestus — function used to abort a process
• Finnish: keskeytys — function used to abort a process
• German: Abbruch — function used to abort a process
• Japanese: 中止 (chūshi) — function used to abort a process
• Malay: henti paksa — function used to abort a process
• Norwegian Bokmål: abort — function used to abort a process
• Norwegian Bokmål: avbrytelse — function used to abort a process
• Portuguese: abort — function used to abort a process
• Portuguese: abortamento — function used to abort a process
• Chinese Mandarin: 終止 /终止 (zhōngzhǐ) — event to abort a computer process
• Dutch: voortijdige beëindiging — event to abort a computer process
• Finnish: keskeytys — event to abort a computer process
• Chinese Mandarin: 夭折 (yāozhé) — product of a miscarriage
• Dutch: miskraam — product of a miscarriage
• Finnish: keskonen — product of a miscarriage
• French: avorton — product of a miscarriage
• Ido: aborturo — product of a miscarriage
• Portuguese: aborto — product of a miscarriage
• Portuguese: abortado — product of a miscarriage
• Serbo-Croatian: pobačaj — product of a miscarriage
• Tamil: காய் (kāy) — product of a miscarriage
• Bulgarian: помя́тане (pomjátane) — miscarriage
• Bulgarian: або́рт (abórt) — miscarriage
• Catalan: avortament — miscarriage
• Chinese Mandarin: 流產 /流产 (liúchǎn) — miscarriage
• Chinese Mandarin: 小產 /小产 (xiǎochǎn) — miscarriage
• Chinese Mandarin: 墮胎 /堕胎 (duòtāi) — miscarriage
• Crimean Tatar: abort — miscarriage
• Dutch: miskraam — miscarriage
• Finnish: keskenmeno — miscarriage
• French: fausse couche — miscarriage
• German: Abort — miscarriage
• German: Schwangerschaftsabbruch — miscarriage
• Hungarian: vetélés — miscarriage
• Ido: aborto — miscarriage
• Japanese: 流産 (ryūzan) — miscarriage
• Latvian: aborts — miscarriage
• Eastern Mari: аборт (abort) — miscarriage
• Norwegian Bokmål: spontanabort — miscarriage
• Norwegian Bokmål: abort — miscarriage
• Occitan: abortar — miscarriage
• Persian: سقط جنین (seqt-e janin) — miscarriage
• Persian: افگانه (afgâne) — miscarriage
• Portuguese: aborto — miscarriage
• Romanian: avort — miscarriage
• Romanian: întrerupere de sarcină — miscarriage
• Russian: або́рт (abórt) — miscarriage
• Russian: вы́кидыш (výkidyš) — miscarriage
• Serbo-Croatian: pobačaj — miscarriage
• Spanish: aborto — miscarriage
• Swedish: missfall — miscarriage
• Swedish: abort — miscarriage
• Tamil: கருச்சிதைவு (karuccitaivu) — miscarriage
• Arabic: يُجْهِض (yujhiḍ) — to miscarry
• Arabic: يجهض (yegheḍ) — to miscarry
• Arabic: يسقط (yesaʔaṭṭ) — to miscarry
• Armenian: վիժել (vižel) — to miscarry
• Bulgarian: помятам (pomjatam) — to miscarry
• Bulgarian: абортирам (abortiram) — to miscarry
• Burmese: ကိုယ်ဝန်ပျက် (kuiywanpyak) — to miscarry
• Burmese: သားပျက် (sa:pyak) — to miscarry
• Burmese: သားလျှော (sa:hlyau:) — to miscarry
• Burmese: ဇီးလျှော (ji:hlyau:) — to miscarry
• Catalan: avortar — to miscarry
• Chinese Mandarin: 流產 /流产 (liúchǎn) — to miscarry
• Chinese Mandarin: 小產 /小产 (xiǎochǎn) — to miscarry
• Chinese Mandarin: 墮胎 /堕胎 (duòtāi) — to miscarry
• Chinese: Cantonese 落 (lok6) — to miscarry
• Czech: potratit — to miscarry
• Dutch: (een) miskraam hebben — to miscarry
• Esperanto: aborti — to miscarry
• Finnish: saada keskenmeno — to miscarry
• French: faire une fausse couche — to miscarry
• Hebrew: הִפִּיל (hipíl) — to miscarry
• Ido: abortar — to miscarry
• Italian: abortire — to miscarry
• Italian: fallire — to miscarry
• Japanese: 流産する (ryūzan suru) — to miscarry
• Latin: aborior — to miscarry
• Norwegian Bokmål: abortere — to miscarry
• Norwegian Bokmål: spontanabortere — to miscarry
• Portuguese: abortar — to miscarry
• Portuguese: perder — to miscarry
• Serbo-Croatian: pobaciti — to miscarry
• Spanish: abortar — to miscarry
• Swahili: -avya mimba — to miscarry
• Swedish: få missfall — to miscarry
• Telugu: గర్భస్రావం (garbhasrāvaṁ) — to miscarry
• Telugu: గర్భ విచ్ఛిత్తి (garbha vicchitti) — to miscarry
• Telugu: గర్భపాతం (garbhapātaṁ) — to miscarry
• Telugu: గర్భోత్పాటనం (garbhōtpāṭanaṁ) — to miscarry
• Thai: แท้ง (tɛ́ɛng) — to miscarry
• Urdu: حمل ضائع کرنا (hamal zā'e karnā) — to miscarry
• Urdu: حمل اسقاط کرنا (hamal isqāt karnā) — to miscarry
• Urdu: حمل گرانا (hamal girānā) — to miscarry
• Urdu: پیٹ گرانا (peṭ girānā) — to miscarry
• Urdu: اخراج جنین کرنا (ixrāj-e-janīn karnā) — to miscarry
• Urdu: حمل ساقط کرنا (hamal sāqit karnā) — to miscarry
• Armenian: վիժել (vižel) — to cause a premature termination
• Armenian: վիժեցնել (vižecʻnel) — to cause a premature termination
• Azerbaijani: uşaq salmaq — to cause a premature termination
• Chinese Mandarin: 中斷 /中断 (zhōngduàn) — to cause a premature termination
• Chinese Mandarin: 放棄 /放弃 (fàngqì) — to cause a premature termination
• Chinese Mandarin: 停止 (tíngzhǐ) — to cause a premature termination
• Chinese Mandarin: 腰斬 /腰斩 (yāozhǎn) — to cause a premature termination
• Czech: potratit — to cause a premature termination
• Dutch: (doen) aborteren — to cause a premature termination
• Esperanto: abortigi — to cause a premature termination
• Estonian: katkestamine — to cause a premature termination
• Finnish: keskeyttää — to cause a premature termination
• French: avorter — to cause a premature termination
• French: interrompre — to cause a premature termination
• French: abandonner — to cause a premature termination
• Hebrew: הִפִּיל (hipíl) — to cause a premature termination
• Italian: abortire — to cause a premature termination
• Italian: interrompere — to cause a premature termination
• Japanese: 堕ろす (orosu) — to cause a premature termination
• Latin: abigo — to cause a premature termination
• Māori: whakatahe — to cause a premature termination
• Norwegian Bokmål: abortere — to cause a premature termination
• Portuguese: abortar — to cause a premature termination
• Portuguese: cancelar — to cause a premature termination
• Serbo-Croatian: pobaciti — to cause a premature termination
• Swahili: -avya mimba — to cause a premature termination
• Swahili: -toa mimba — to cause a premature termination
• Swedish: abortera — to cause a premature termination
• Tamil: கலை (kalai) — to cause a premature termination
• Telugu: అకాల ప్రసవం (akāla prasavaṁ) — to cause a premature termination
• Thai: ทําแท้ง (tam-tɛ́ɛng) — to cause a premature termination
• Vietnamese: sẩy thai — to cause a premature termination
• Vietnamese: phá thai — to cause a premature termination
• Welsh: erthylu — to cause a premature termination
• Armenian: ձախողվել (jaxoġvel) — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Chinese Mandarin: 流產 /流产 (liúchǎn) — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Chinese Mandarin: 中斷 /中断 (zhōngduàn) — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Chinese Mandarin: 放棄 /放弃 (fàngqì) — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Chinese Mandarin: 停止 (tíngzhǐ) — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Chinese Mandarin: 腰斬 /腰斩 (yāozhǎn) — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Dutch: voortijdig afbreken — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Finnish: keskeyttää — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Greek: διακόπτω (diakópto) — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Hebrew: ביטל (bitél) — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Hebrew: ויתר (vitér) — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Norwegian Bokmål: abortere — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Norwegian Bokmål: avbryte — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Norwegian Bokmål: stoppe — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Norwegian Bokmål: stanse — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Swahili: -avya — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Thai: ยกเลิก (yók-lə̂ək) — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Thai: เลิก (lə̂ək) — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Thai: หยุด (yùt) — to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages
• Chinese Mandarin: 發育停滯 /发育停滞 (fāyù tíngzhì) — biology: to become checked in normal development
• Dutch: onvolgroeid blijven — biology: to become checked in normal development
• Finnish: keskeytyä — biology: to become checked in normal development
• Finnish: pysähtyä — biology: to become checked in normal development
• Swedish: förkrympa — biology: to become checked in normal development
• Swedish: bli rudimentär — biology: to become checked in normal development
• Chinese Mandarin: 使發育不全 /使发育不全 (shǐ fāyù bùquán) — biology: to cause an organism to develop minimally
• Finnish: keskeyttää kasvu — biology: to cause an organism to develop minimally
• Chinese Mandarin: 中止任務 /中止任务 (zhōngzhǐ rènwù) — military: to abandon a mission
• Finnish: keskeyttää — military: to abandon a mission
• Chinese Mandarin: 中止發射 /中止发射 (zhōngzhǐ fāshè) — aeronautics: to terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket
• Dutch: afbreken — aeronautics: to terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket
• Dutch: voortijdig beëindigen — aeronautics: to terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket
• Finnish: keskeyttää — aeronautics: to terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket
• Chinese Mandarin: 終止 /终止 (zhōngzhǐ) — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Dutch: annuleren — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Dutch: aborteren — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Dutch: stoppen — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Dutch: afbreken — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Esperanto: abortigi — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Esperanto: ĉesigi — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Finnish: keskeyttää — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• French: interrompre — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• French: abandonner — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• French: échouer — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• French: s'arrêter — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• German: abbrechen — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Indonesian: menghentikan — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Italian: interrompere — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Italian: fermare — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Māori: haukoti — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Norwegian Bokmål: abortere — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Polish: przerwać — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Portuguese: abortar — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Russian: прервать (prervatʹ) — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Serbo-Croatian: prekinuti — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Swedish: avbryta — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Swedish: stoppa — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Telugu: నిలుపు (nilupu) — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Telugu: ఆపు (āpu) — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Telugu: నిలిచిపోవు (nilicipōvu) — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion
• Telugu: ఆగిపోవు (āgipōvu) — computing: to terminate a process prior to completion