abortion

abortion is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriage. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriage.
2. noun. The immature product of an untimely birth.
3. noun. Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
4. noun. Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which in its progress, before it is matured or perfect; a complete failure; as, his attempt proved an abortion.
5. noun. termination of pregnancy
6. noun. failure of a plan

   Synonyms: miscarriage

Synonyms

miscarriage

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in abortion:

orbation, robotian

Common word forms

abortions, abortional

Words from these letters

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