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Answer : ABORT
verb
To cause something to stop or fail before it begins or before it is complete.
SYNONYMS
halt, end, terminate, axe, call off, cease, discontinue, abandon, cancel, drop, scrap, suspend
EXAMPLES:
‘The major alert was sparked off after a petrol-powered generator found on board forced the pilot to abort the journey and divert to Rome.’
‘The robbers do not expect to find the new owners already moved in, but are not about to abort their mission.’
‘He immediately notified the pilot to shut down the engine and recommended the pilot abort the sortie.’
‘Statistically, one in 100 launches might result in a transoceanic abort landing.’