: stopped before completion especially because of problems or danger
an aborted rocket launch
2
: failing to achieve the desired result : ending without success : abortive
He made several aborted attempts to escape.
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebGranted, Trans is something of a half-measure; Young diluted the futuristic concept with some leftovers from his aborted album Island in the Sun. Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 Aug. 2022 The path to the screen was strewn with litigation — including an aborted premiere at the Telluride Film Festival that was halted by an injunction. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 The ambassador declined to comment on his aborted trip to Hargeisa after the April Waheen Market fire, which caused $1.5 billion in damage. Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 Musk countersued Twitter last week, accusing the company of fraud over his aborted $44 billion acquisition.CBS News, 10 Aug. 2022 Musk countersued Twitter last week, accusing the company of fraud over his aborted $44 billion acquisition. Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022 Musk countersued Twitter last week, accusing the company of fraud over his aborted $44 billion acquisition.BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 Yet that’s what happened Tuesday following the publication of a viral story by VICE, which detailed the strange case of a Nebraska teen, her mother, an apparently aborted fetus, and the social media giant. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2022 Such long-term commitments were a stumbling block in the aborted effort to build a terminal in 2019.New York Times, 27 July 2022 See More