miscarriage

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Pronunciation

/ˈmɪskaɹɪd͡ʒ/ (UK)

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/ˈmɪskaɹɪd͡ʒ/ (UK) · /ˈmɪs.kæɹ.əd͡ʒ/ (US) · /ˈmɪs.kɛɹ.əd͡ʒ/ (US)

Definition of miscarriage

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)A failure; a mistake or error.

“for feare least blame / Of her miscarriage should in her be fond, / She wist not how t'amend, nor how it to withstond.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)A failure; a mistake or error.

“for feare least blame / Of her miscarriage should in her be fond, / She wist not how t'amend, nor how it to withstond.”
(countable, uncountable)The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.

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From mis- + carriage.

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