diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CherryPickCommand.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CherryPickCommand.java
index eea661cb3..1ececd23f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CherryPickCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CherryPickCommand.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public CherryPickResult call() throws GitAPIException {
 							.setAuthor(srcCommit.getAuthorIdent()).call();
 					cherryPickedRefs.add(src);
 				} else {
-					if (merger.failedAbnormally())
+					if (merger.failed())
 						return new CherryPickResult(merger.getFailingPaths());
 
 					// merge conflicts
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CherryPickResult.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CherryPickResult.java
index 8019e95a1..45b3dd7b2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CherryPickResult.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CherryPickResult.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public CherryPickResult(RevCommit newHead, List<Ref> cherryPickedRefs) {
 
 	/**
 	 * @param failingPaths
-	 *            list of paths causing this cherry-pick to fail abnormally (see
+	 *            list of paths causing this cherry-pick to fail (see
 	 *            {@link ResolveMerger#getFailingPaths()} for details)
 	 */
 	public CherryPickResult(Map<String, MergeFailureReason> failingPaths) {
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ public List<Ref> getCherryPickedRefs() {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @return the list of paths causing this cherry-pick to fail abnormally
-	 *         (see {@link ResolveMerger#getFailingPaths()} for details),
+	 * @return the list of paths causing this cherry-pick to fail (see
+	 *         {@link ResolveMerger#getFailingPaths()} for details),
 	 *         <code>null</code> if {@link #getStatus} is not
 	 *         {@link CherryPickStatus#FAILED}
 	 */
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/MergeResult.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/MergeResult.java
index 9d84c1844..1ec8685f7 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/MergeResult.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/MergeResult.java
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ public MergeResult(ObjectId newHead, ObjectId base,
 	 *            merge results as returned by
 	 *            {@link ResolveMerger#getMergeResults()}
 	 * @param failingPaths
-	 *            list of paths causing this merge to fail abnormally as
-	 *            returned by {@link ResolveMerger#getFailingPaths()}
+	 *            list of paths causing this merge to fail as returned by
+	 *            {@link ResolveMerger#getFailingPaths()}
 	 * @param description
 	 *            a user friendly description of the merge result
 	 */
@@ -356,11 +356,11 @@ public Map<String, int[][]> getConflicts() {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns a list of paths causing this merge to fail abnormally as returned
-	 * by {@link ResolveMerger#getFailingPaths()}
+	 * Returns a list of paths causing this merge to fail as returned by
+	 * {@link ResolveMerger#getFailingPaths()}
 	 *
-	 * @return the list of paths causing this merge to fail abnormally or
-	 *         <code>null</code> if no abnormal failure occurred
+	 * @return the list of paths causing this merge to fail or <code>null</code>
+	 *         if no failure occurred
 	 */
 	public Map<String, MergeFailureReason> getFailingPaths() {
 		return failingPaths;
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/RebaseResult.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/RebaseResult.java
index f750f8cb2..412ba5f5a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/RebaseResult.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/RebaseResult.java
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ public enum Status {
 
 	/**
 	 * Create <code>RebaseResult</code> with status {@link Status#FAILED}
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param failingPaths
-	 *            list of paths causing this rebase to fail abnormally
+	 *            list of paths causing this rebase to fail
 	 */
 	RebaseResult(Map<String, MergeFailureReason> failingPaths) {
 		mySatus = Status.FAILED;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public RevCommit getCurrentCommit() {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @return the list of paths causing this rebase to fail abnormally (see
+	 * @return the list of paths causing this rebase to fail (see
 	 *         {@link ResolveMerger#getFailingPaths()} for details) if status is
 	 *         {@link Status#FAILED}, otherwise <code>null</code>
 	 */
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/merge/ResolveMerger.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/merge/ResolveMerger.java
index a4c795cc5..cf969107d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/merge/ResolveMerger.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/merge/ResolveMerger.java
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@
  */
 public class ResolveMerger extends ThreeWayMerger {
 	/**
-	 * If the merge fails abnormally (means: not because of unresolved
-	 * conflicts) this enum is used to explain why it failed
+	 * If the merge fails (means: not stopped because of unresolved conflicts)
+	 * this enum is used to explain why it failed
 	 */
 	public enum MergeFailureReason {
 		/** the merge failed because of a dirty index */
@@ -629,22 +629,22 @@ public Map<String, MergeResult<? extends Sequence>> getMergeResults() {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @return lists paths causing this merge to fail abnormally (not because of
-	 *         a conflict). <code>null</code> is returned if this merge didn't
-	 *         fail abnormally.
+	 * @return lists paths causing this merge to fail (not stopped because of a
+	 *         conflict). <code>null</code> is returned if this merge didn't
+	 *         fail.
 	 */
 	public Map<String, MergeFailureReason> getFailingPaths() {
 		return (failingPaths.size() == 0) ? null : failingPaths;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns whether this merge failed abnormally (i.e. not because of a
+	 * Returns whether this merge failed (i.e. not stopped because of a
 	 * conflict)
 	 *
-	 * @return <code>true</code> if an abnormal failure occurred,
-	 *         <code>false</code> otherwise
+	 * @return <code>true</code> if a failure occurred, <code>false</code>
+	 *         otherwise
 	 */
-	public boolean failedAbnormally() {
+	public boolean failed() {
 		return failingPaths.size() > 0;
 	}