abortive
/əˈbɔːtɪv/adjective
उच्चारण अबॉर्टिव
निष्फल, विफल, असफल
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adjective
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[usually before noun] formal
(of an action) not successful; failing to achieve its aim
निष्फल, विफल, असफल
- an abortive attempt to climb the peak
- an abortive coup
- After several abortive attempts, they finally reached the summit.
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- The abortive strike lasted only one day.
- His abortive career as a singer ended after one album.
Synonyms unsuccessful failed futile fruitless vain
Opposite successful fruitful effective productive
◇Word family
abort verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
a·bor·tive
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
An abortive attempt, an abortive coup, abortive talks.
Collocations: an abortive attempt (असफल रहा प्रयास), an abortive coup (विफल हुआ तख्तापलट), abortive talks (बिना नतीजे के खत्म हुई बातचीत)।
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An attempt that fails before it is complete is abortive; one that achieves nothing is futile or fruitless.
पूरा होने से पहले विफल प्रयास abortive; कुछ न हासिल करने वाला futile या fruitless।