abortion

noun

ə-ˈbȯr-shən How to pronounce abortion (audio)
Definition of abortionnext
as in cancelation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to the abortion of the space mission caused the whole space program to be reexamined

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  1. cancellation
  2. abandonment
  3. abolition
Noun
  • The Playhouse’s cancellations are among many throughout L.A.’s live performance scene.
    Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The premiere’s cancellation appears to be the first major New York City event no longer taking place because of the L.A. fires.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of cancellation
Noun
  • Look no further than the abandonment of computer ranking systems of the BCS era in favor of the all-human selection committee of the College Football Playoff.
    Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Theunissen also previously pleaded guilty to animal abandonment in 2018 after allegedly leaving his chocolate Lab alone in a cage in his apartment when he was evicted in 2017.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of abandonment
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  • The abolition of the death penalty must be a national conversation, not a sporadic one.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Federal police said in a statement that Bolsonaro and others are accused of violent abolition of the Democratic state of law, coup d’état and being a criminal organization.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of abolition
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