aborted

adjective

abort·​ed ə-ˈbȯr-təd 

1

: 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.

Examples of aborted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is Hague’s third launch, although his first was an aborted Soyuz mission. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025

And since the start of 2025, there have been a string of incidents, including an aborted landing to avoid another aircraft, collision warnings in commercial jets attempting to land and the midair collision of an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67 people. —Jade Walker, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025

And therein lies the root of Stanford’s many ills over the past eight or 10 years, from the Varsity Blues scandal to the (aborted) plan to cut sports to the missteps in men’s basketball and the deterioration of football under David Shaw and the Taylor mess and everything else. —Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025

This news came after the aborted launch of Venu Sports. —Tim Baysinger, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for aborted

• assorted
• comported
• consorted
• contorted
• deported
• distorted
• escorted
• exhorted
• exported
• extorted
• imported
• purported