When problems occurred during the launch, it was necessary to 'abort'.
He made several 'aborted' [='abortive'] attempts to escape.
I suggest that you 'abort' the project.
(..) Listen to what I'm saying now! Disengage. Repeat, disengage! - Mom? - Violet! Mayday. India Golf niner-niner is buddy-spiked. Abort! There are children aboard. - There are children aboard! - No! - Put a field around us now! - I've never done one that big. Do it now! Abort, abort, abort! Abort, abort, abort! Brace yourselves! - Mom! - Everybody calm down. I'll tell you what we're not gonna do. (..)2004 The Incredibles