abortion還可作“流產（或小產）胎兒”“畸形人；怪物；丑陋無比的東西”解；在美國口語中abortion還可表示“一團糟，混亂（局面）”和“拙劣的表演，冒牌（貨）”，這些都用作可數名詞。
abortion用作名詞的用法例句
Abortion is illegal in this country.
人工流產在這個國家是不合法的。
She decided not to go through with the abortion.
她決定不做流產。
Abortion issues are political dynamite.
墮胎問題在政治上是個爆炸性問題。
There are many people who still find the act of abortion abhorrent.
仍有很多人對墮胎行為表示厭惡。