adj

aborted

uh-BAWR-tihd

adj

Stopped or ended before completion, usually due to a problem.

"The rocket suffered an aborted launch after a fuel leak was detected."

"Their aborted attempt to climb the peak was cut short by a storm."

How to Use Aborted

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDescribes something that was stopped before it could finish.

Common pairings

aborted mission aborted attempt aborted takeoff

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The rocket suffered an _____ launch after a fuel leak was detected.

From abort + the adjective-forming suffix -ed.

sorted shorted assorted escorted supported distorted comforted transported