abortion
A spontaneous abortionThe expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.: A spontaneous abortion; a miscarriage.
Meaning
7 sensesThe expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.
(countable, uncountable)A spontaneous abortion; a miscarriage.
(countable, uncountable)An induced abortion.
Mary decided to have an abortion because she was too young to raise a baby.
Abtreibung, Schwangerschaftsabbruch, Abtreibung
або́ртabórt, або́ртabórt
або́ртabórt
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.
(countable, uncountable)Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
(countable, uncountable)The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)An aborted foetus; an abortus.
- termination of pregnancy
- failure of a plan
Examples
75 sentencesAre you against abortion?
ruТы против абортов? — odexed
Are you for or against abortion?
Ти за чи проти абортів? — deniko
ruТы за или против абортов? — Ann74
deBist du für oder gegen Abtreibung? — xtofu80
I tell you that I am personally against abortion.
Кажу тобі, особисто я проти абортів. — sakhnik
deIch sage dir, dass ich persönlich gegen Abtreibung bin. — mayok
She had an abortion.
Вона зробила аборт. — deniko
ruОна сделала аборт. — odexed
deSie hatte eine Abtreibung. — Wolf
Are you for or against abortions?
Ти за чи проти абортів? — deniko
ruТы за или против абортов? — Ann74
deBist du für oder gegen Abtreibung? — xtofu80
Translations
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Origin
From Latin abortiōnem (“miscarriage, abortion”), from aborior (“to miscarry”). EquivalentFrom 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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Forms
plural: abortionsSynonyms
9 synonyms- failure of a plan:miscarriage
Word family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable