aborted

adjective abort·ed \ ə-ˈbȯr-təd \

Updated on: 10 Apr 2018

Definition of aborted

1 : stopped before completion especially because of problems or danger

an aborted rocket launch

2 : failing to achieve the desired result : ending without success : abortive

He made several aborted attempts to escape.

Recent Examples of aborted from the Web

Other setbacks have included an aborted public offering in 2011 and an investor revolt after one of its rifles was used in the Newtown, Conn., mass shooting.

— BostonGlobe.com, "Remington, one of nation’s top gunmakers, files for bankruptcy," 26 Mar. 2018
Several Setbacks Other setbacks have included an aborted public offering in 2011 and an investor revolt after one of its rifles was used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting.

— Bloomberg.com, "Cerberus’s Remington Gunmaker Seeks Bankruptcy Protection," 26 Mar. 2018
Several Setbacks Recent setbacks for Remington have included an aborted public offering in 2011 and an investor revolt after one of its rifles was used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting.

— Time, "Remington Files for Bankruptcy Amid a 'Trump Slump' in Gun Sales," 26 Mar. 2018
With the Russia investigation showing no signs of slowing down, Trump may revive his aborted effort to fire the special counsel.

— benjamin hart, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump Lawyer: Mueller Should Be Fired," 17 Mar. 2018
She and her husband, actor Hugh Franklin, had just moved back to Manhattan after an aborted experiment in downsizing by running a general store in rural Connecticut.

— steve hendrix, chicagotribune.com, "Publishers hated 'A Wrinkle in Time,' and Madeleine L'Engle never forgot the rejections," 13 Mar. 2018
In reality, most airline credits last far less than a year from the date of your aborted trip.

— christopher elliott, USA TODAY, "Airline offering a voucher? Just say no!," 18 Mar. 2018
Boise State has moved conferences twice in that span, not including the aborted Big East move.

— dave southorn, idahostatesman, "Gonzaga hoops, Boise State football would be ideal for Mountain West. Will Zags bolt? | Idaho Statesman," 14 Mar. 2018
The acquisition of specialty chemical maker Rohm & Haas in a top-of-the-market bidding war for cash that the company was to receive later from an aborted commodity chemical joint venture nearly brought the historic company to its knees.

— spencer jakab, WSJ, "How To Succeed in the Chemical Business Without Really Trying," 12 Mar. 2018

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