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was now employed in digging and plowing; and the excess of fertility which contributed so much to their miscarriages, was retracted and cut off.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.

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Justin Salinger:

   When you have a miscarriage, there's this idea that it's not as real for the man because we're not growing the baby inside of us, we're conditioned not to express emotion and to give our wives space to feel grief and pain. The truth is that we're hurting, too.

2. State Senator Raymond Lesniak:

   This miscarriage of justice will not stand, judge Hogan has denied the public its right to appeal the biggest environmental contamination case in the history of the state.

3. Suu Kyi:

   The case has been held in open court, if anyone feels there has been a miscarriage of justice, I would like them to point it out.

4. Scott Sullivan:

   Miscarriages are really wrenching experiences for women and their families. It's important that women who are facing miscarriage or who have had a miscarriage talk to their doctors and discuss possible treatment and prevention efforts.

5. Bruce Whitelaw:

   This project, by increasing our understanding of how the early human embryo develops and grows, will add to the basic scientific knowledge needed for devising strategies to assist infertile couples and reduce the anguish of miscarriage.

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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. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscarriage
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=miscarriage
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=miscarriage