miscarriage — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A failure; a mistake or error.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

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

2. The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   pregnancy lossspontaneous abortion

   Examples

   Susan Billig had suffered four miscarriages before giving birth to her firstborn daughter, Amy[…] .

Noun

1. failure of a plan

   Synonyms

   abortion

   Broader terms

   failure

2. a natural loss of the products of conception

   Synonyms

   spontaneous abortionstillbirth

   Broader terms

   abortion