Meaning & use
abort
To stop an action, process, or plan before it is completed, especially because of a problem.
See it in a sentence
The pilot had to abort the landing due to strong crosswinds.
Engineers decided to abort the launch after detecting a fuel leak.
A note on using this word
Abort is common in technical and medical contexts; for everyday plans it can sound abrupt, where cancel is more neutral.
Words with a similar meaning
cancelterminate
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Words with an opposite meaning
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