abortion

CEFRB2

/əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The ending of a pregnancy before a baby can be born.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An aborted foetus; an abortus.

Examples

  • The independent candidate took the abortion issue off his platform.

  • This is a sociological study on abortion.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.

  2. A spontaneous abortion; a miscarriage.

  3. An induced abortion.

More examples

In context

  • Mary decided to have an abortion because she was too young to raise a baby.

  • 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.

  • At any time after impregnation, abortion may take place: it is one of the most common complaints of pregnancy, whence it is a matter of no small consequence that every practitioner should well understand it.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Latin abortiōnem (“miscarriage, abortion”), from aborior (“to miscarry”). Equivalent to abort + -ion. Displaced native Old English ǣwyrp (literally “throwing out, rejection”).