abortion
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abortion
- /əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ʃən
Where it comes from
From Latin abortiōnem (“miscarriage, abortion”), from aborior (“to miscarry”). Equivalent to abort + -ion. Displaced native Old English ǣwyrp (literally “throwing out, rejection”).
noun abortions
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A spontaneous abortion; a miscarriage.
Swines-bread, so used, doth not onely speed / A tardy labour; but (without great heed) / If over it a Child-great Woman stride, / Instant abortion often doth betide.
Similar: miscarriage, misbirth
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An induced abortion.
Mary decided to have an abortion because she was too young to raise a baby.
Similar: aborticide, feticide, foeticide, termination
- An aborted foetus; an abortus. ‘It seems too hairy for an abortion, and too small for a mature birth.’
- A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. Insomuch that I do honestly believe, there can be no place in the world, where such intolerable abortions, begotten of the sculptor’s chisel, are to be found in such profusion, as in Rome.
- Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc. The returning good sense of our country threatens abortion to their hopes, & they believe that any portion of power confided to me, will be exerted in opposition to their schemes.
- Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
- The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.
Similar: abort, abortus, aborticide, embryoctony, feticide, foeticide, termination
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: miscarriage, termination, feticide, aborticide, mtp, antiabortion, abortionist, contraception, euthanasia, infanticide, abortifacient, fetus, embryo, mifepristone, homosexuality, surrogacy
noun
Similar: abort, abortus, aborticide, embryoctony, feticide, foeticide, termination
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noun induced abortion
| Español | aborto, aborto inducido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인공유산 in'gong'yusan, 낙태 naktae, 타태 tatae |
| 日本語 | 妊娠中絶 ninshin chūzetsu, 人工流産 jinkō ryūzan, 中絶 chūzetsu, 堕胎 datai |
| 中文 | 流產 /流产 liúchǎn, 人工流產 /人工流产 réngōng liúchǎn, 人流 rénliú, 墮胎 /堕胎 duòtāi, 打胎 dǎtāi |
| हिन्दी | गर्भपात garbhapāt |
| Português | aborto induzido, aborto |
| Français | avortement |
| Deutsch | Abtreibung, Schwangerschaftsabbruch |
| Italiano | aborto |
| Ελληνικά | έκτρωση éktrosi, άμβλωση ámvlosi |
| Română | avort |
| Русский | або́рт abórt |
| Tiếng Việt | sự phá thai |
| العربية | خِدَاج ḵidāj, إِجْهَاض ʔijhāḍ |
| עברית | הפלה מלאכותית hapalá m'lakhutít |
noun act of inducing abortion
| Español | aborto, abortamiento (disused) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 낙태 naktae |
| 日本語 | 人工妊娠中絶 jinkō ninshin chūzetsu, 妊娠中絶 ninshin chūzetsu, 堕胎 datai, 中絶 chūzetsu |
| 中文 | 流產 /流产 liúchǎn, 人工流產 /人工流产 réngōng liúchǎn, 人流 rénliú, 墮胎 /堕胎 duòtāi, 打胎 dǎtāi |
| हिन्दी | गर्भस्राव garbhasrāv |
| Português | aborto, abortamento |
| Français | avortement, interruption volontaire de grossesse, IVG |
| Deutsch | Abtreibung |
| Italiano | aborto |
| Română | avort |
| Русский | або́рт abórt |
| العربية | إِجْهَاض ʔijhāḍ |
Talk about this word "abortion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abortion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. abortion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abortion "abortion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abortion.Cite this
@misc{abortion_2026,
title = {abortion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abortion},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
