1. stopped before completion; terminated prematurely
2. relating to a pregnancy that ended before the fetus could survive
Usage: medical

Examples

• The rocket launch was aborted due to bad weather.
• Mission control called for an aborted takeoff when they detected engine problems.
• The aborted project cost the company millions of dollars.
• An aborted attempt to climb the mountain left the team disappointed.
• The pilot made an aborted landing and circled around again.
• The aborted mission was rescheduled for the following week.