Definitions for Miscarriage
mɪsˈkær ɪdʒ; for 1 also ˈmɪsˌkær ɪdʒmis·car·riage

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. miscarriage, abortionnoun

   failure of a plan

2. spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, stillbirthnoun

   a natural loss of the products of conception

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1. Miscarriagenoun

   The act of bringing forth a child before the time it is viable; a premature birth, resulting in death of the fetus; spontaneous abortion.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. miscarriagenoun

   A failure; a mistake or error.

2. miscarriagenoun

   The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Miscarriagenoun

   Etymology: mis and carriage.

   1. Unhappy event of our undertaking; failure; ill conduct.

   Resolutions of future reforming do not always satisfy justice, nor prevent vengeance for former miscarriages Charles I .

   When a counsellor, to save himself,
   Would lay miscarriages upon his prince,
   Exposing him to publick rage and hate,
   O, ’tis an act as infamously base,
   As, should a common soldier sculk behind,
   And thrust his general in the front of war. John Dryden, Sp. Fr.

   If the neglect or abuse of the liberty he had, to examine what would really make for his happiness, misleads him, the miscarriages that follow on it must be imputed to his own election. John Locke.

   A great part of that time which the inhabitants of the former earth had to spare, and whereof they made so ill use, was now employed in digging and plowing; and the excess of fertility which contributed so much to their miscarriages, was retracted and cut off. John Woodward, Nat. Hist. p. ii.

   Your cures aloud you tell,
   But wisely your miscarriages conceal. Samuel Garth, Dispensatory.

   How, alas! will he appear in that awful day, when even the failings and miscarriages of the righteous shall not be concealed, though the mercy of God be magnified in their pardon. John Rogers, Sermons.

   2. Abortion; act of bringing forth before the time.

   There must be flying and death, as well as miscarriages and abortions; for there died many women with child. John Graunt, Bills of Mortality.

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1. miscarriage

   A miscarriage, also known as spontaneous abortion, is the natural loss of a pregnancy before the 20th week. Most miscarriages occur during the first 13 weeks of pregnancy. It can occur due to various reasons such as chromosomal abnormalities, hormonal problems, lifestyle factors, or health conditions of the mother.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Miscarriagenoun

   unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a desired result or reach a destination

2. Miscarriagenoun

   ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as, the failings and miscarriages of the righteous

3. Miscarriagenoun

   the act of bringing forth before the time; premature birth

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1. Miscarriage

   Miscarriage is the spontaneous end of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or fetus is incapable of surviving independently. Miscarriage is the most common complication of early pregnancy.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Miscarriage

   mis-kar′ij, n. the act of miscarrying: failure: ill-conduct: the act of bringing forth young prematurely.—v.i. Miscarr′y, to be unsuccessful: to fail of the intended effect: to bring forth, as young, before the proper time.

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1. • Failure

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Miscarriage in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Miscarriage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Miscarriage in a Sentence

1. Asima Ahmad:

   These inequities, I’m not surprised that they exist on a global level, because we already see the inequities in the United States domestically, with how infertility impacts different populations and how some populations have limited access. And even with the access that they finally get, they, for example, will have a lower rate of success or even a higher rate of miscarriage, a lot of people don’t have access to clinically vetted evidence-based information around what causes infertility, how to recognize it, and then when you do find out that you have it, how to treat it.

2. Lyle Petersen:

   We now have an accumulating number of cases in babies from miscarriage or who were born with microcephaly with evidence of Zika, that suggests a stronger and stronger relationship of Zika and microcephaly.

3. Jana Kramer:

   That’s the problem with miscarriage, it’s not talked about and it should be, it’s sad because when you find out you’re pregnant it’s so exciting and you want to shout it and tell everybody but you don’t because of stuff like this. Instead, you’re left alone with this feeling of being so alone.

4. George Delgadowas:

   I started thinking about my years of experience with progesterone, and how Id used progesterone to try to prevent miscarriage.

5. Asiah Alubahi:

   We came back to try and recover the ultrasound of our daughter that we lost to a miscarriage in 2015, i started crying when we found it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Miscarriage
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Miscarriage
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Miscarriage
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Miscarriage
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Miscarriage
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Miscarriage
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Miscarriage