Miscarriage Definition

mĭskărĭj, mĭs-kăr-
miscarriages
noun
miscarriages
Failure to carry out what was intended.
A miscarriage of justice.
Webster's New World
Failure of mail, freight, etc. to reach its destination.
Webster's New World
Bad administration; mismanagement.
The miscarriage of the enterprise.
American Heritage
The natural expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the womb before it is sufficiently developed to survive.
Webster's New World

(now rare except in miscarriage of justice) A failure; a mistake or error. [from 16th c.]

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Other Word Forms of Miscarriage

Noun

Singular:
miscarriage
Plural:
miscarriages

Origin of Miscarriage

  • From mis- +"Ž carriage.

    From Wiktionary

Miscarriage Sentence Examples

  • In the vast majority of cases, there is no way of preventing a miscarriage.

  • He hadn't caused the miscarriage.

  • Pregnant women reduce the chances of having miscarriage, or a child born with birth defects.

  • General shifting and changing points of pressure within the abdomen can cause abdominal pain; virtually every pregnant woman experiences abdominal cramping of some sort in early pregnancy and only rarely is it indicative of a miscarriage.

  • She alone was responsible for the miscarriage.

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Words Starting With

MMIMIS

Words Ending With

EGEAGE

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With M11 Letter Words Ending With E