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miscarry

[mis-kar-ee, mis-kar-ee]

verb (used without object)

miscarried, miscarrying 
  1. to have a miscarriage of a fetus.

  2. to fail to attain the right or desired end; be unsuccessful.

    The plan miscarried.

  3. to go astray or be lost in transit, as a letter.



miscarry

/ ɪˈæɪ /

verb

  1. to expel a fetus prematurely from the womb; abort

  2. to fail

    all her plans miscarried

  3. (of freight, mail, etc) to fail to reach a destination

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of miscarry1

First recorded in 1275–1325, miscarry is from the Middle English word miscarien. See mis- 1, carry
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"There was no stability. We kept relocating. My body was exhausted," she says, recalling how she miscarried.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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