Abtreibung — meaning in English

English meaning

• abortion noun The deliberate ending of a pregnancy before the foetus can survive on its own.
• abortive adj Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.

Senses

Abtreibung is used for these senses in English:

• abortive (obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the mid 18th century.]

abortion — full definition

1. noun The deliberate ending of a pregnancy before the foetus can survive on its own.
2. noun A pregnancy that ends naturally and too early to produce a surviving baby; a miscarriage.
3. noun The failure or collapse of a plan, project, or process partway through.

abortive — full definition

1. adj Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
2. adj Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. .
3. adj Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
4. adj Causing abortion; abortifacient.

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