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miscarry
[mis-kar-ee, mis-kar-ee]
verb (used without object)
to have a miscarriage of a fetus.
to fail to attain the right or desired end; be unsuccessful.
The plan miscarried.
to go astray or be lost in transit, as a letter.
miscarry
/ ɪˈæɪ /
verb
to expel a fetus prematurely from the womb; abort
to fail
all her plans miscarried
(of freight, mail, etc) to fail to reach a destination
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
"There was no stability. We kept relocating. My body was exhausted," she says, recalling how she miscarried.
There is not a shred of scientific evidence that women who miscarry at home from abortion pills and flush their very early pregnancies are contaminating the water supply.
Listeria infections are especially serious for anyone who is pregnant, as a listeria infection during pregnancy can cause a patient to miscarry, deliver a stillbirth, or deliver the baby early.
A Eureka woman who nearly bled to death while miscarrying twins last year is suing the Catholic hospital chain that she claims refused her life-saving abortion care.
Known as Oropouche virus, it can trigger a fever that may cause pregnant people to miscarry or their babies to have birth defects known as microcephaly, or smaller than usual heads.
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