abortion
The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.
Noun 4 meanings
The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.
A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.
Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
Etymology
From Latin abortiōnem (“miscarriage, abortion”), from aborior (“to miscarry”). Equivalent to abort + -ion. Displaced native Old English ǣwyrp (literally “throwing out, rejection”).
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ABORTION at a glance
ABORTION has 8 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (A 1 + B 3 + O 1 + R 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,645 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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