miscarriage
NounUS[mih-sker-uhj]/mɪˈskɛrədʒ/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)miscarriages
- failure of a planSynonyms: abortionType of failure
- a natural loss of the products of conceptionSynonyms: spontaneous abortionstillbirthType of abortionKinds incomplete abortion, habitual abortion, imminent abortion
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mis·car′riage noun
1. Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a proper or desired result or reach a destination; as, a serious miscarriage of justice.
When a counselor, to save himself, Would lay miscarriages upon his prince.— John Dryden
2. Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as, the failings and miscarriages of the righteous. Rogers
3. The act of bringing forth a child before the time it is viable; a premature birth, resulting in death of the fetus; spontaneous abortion.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC