Abort and Fail

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Abort

Abort verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).

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Fail is a synonym for abort in scrap topic. In some cases you can use "Fail" instead a verb "Abort", when it comes to topics like departure, miscarry, stop or cancel something.

Nearby Words: abortion, abortive, aborted, abortionist, aborting

Fail

Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Abort is a synonym for fail in be unsuccessful topic. You can use "Abort" instead a verb "Fail", if it concerns topics such as abandon, scrap, departure, miscarry.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

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attack	abort attack	fail attack
attempt	abort attempt	fail attempt
job	abort job	fail job
run	abort run	fail run
Other words: sequence, level, command, fight, mission, quest, plans, heist, missions, attempts.

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If you use them all up without capturing the monster, or have them stolen (especialy by a Gypceros), you may as well abort or fail the quest.

Source: Unwinnable by Design
If you fail or abort a mission in the first game, it costs you one of your lives, though this also falls under Meaningless Lives since it's easier to get a Game Over by failing the current mission.

Source: Video Game / Rogue Squadron
Even better, if you abort the siege or otherwise fail to take the settlement, the generated units don't go away.

Source: Video Game / Third Age Total War

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