Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pro-abort

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: pro-abort
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

American usage; Derogatory

noun

A person with pro-choice views.

American usage; Derogatory

Example Sentences

"In its newsletter, Defense of Life described Thornburgh as "pro-abort" and said Woods had no recorded abortion position."
"As she stood outside the clinic on Saturday, she lamented the lost opportunities as the counterdemonstrators clogged the sidewalks. "They're the real lunatic, pro-abort people," she said[…]"
"The leader of a Utah anti-abortion group told those attending a rally at the state Capitol on Wednesday they should target the elected offices being vacated in 1992. "If we lose the governor's seat to a pro-abort, then he can say there isn't enough money to support the abortion law. You must register to vote in 1992 so you can vote those pro-aborts out of office and keep them out," said Rosa Goodnight[…]"

Etymology

Contraction of proabortion(ist).

Usage

American usage
Derogatory

Inflected Forms

more pro-abort (comparative) most pro-abort (superlative) proabort (alternative) pro-aborts (plural)

Synonyms

antilifer proabortionist pro-choicer pro-deather

Questions

What does pro-abort mean?: Pro-choice.
Where does pro-abort come from?: Contraction of proabortion(ist).

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