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Aborted vs Cancelled - What's the difference?

aborted | cancelled |

As adjectives the difference between aborted and cancelled

is that aborted is brought forth prematurely while cancelled is no longer planned or scheduled.

As verbs the difference between aborted and cancelled

is that aborted is (abort) while cancelled is (cancel).

aborted

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Brought forth prematurely.
  • (biology) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches.
    • "The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted in their mature state." -.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (abort)

    • Anagrams

    *

    cancelled

    English

    Alternative forms

    * canceled (US)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cancel)
    • The game was cancelled because of snow on the field.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • No longer planned or scheduled.
    • The cancelled show would have drawn 5,000 fans.
  • (of a mail item) Marked over the stamp, to show that the stamp has been used.