abortion

noun

• 1 [mass noun] the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks:concerns such as abortion and euthanasia [count noun]:illegal abortions
• the expulsion of a fetus from the womb by natural causes before it is able to survive independently.
• Biology the arrest of the development of a seed, fruit, or other organ.

• 2an object or undertaking that is unpleasant or badly made or carried out.