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miscarry Definition

mis·carry (mis karē, miskar′ē)

intransitive verb -·ried, -·ry·ing

    1. to go wrong; fail: said of a plan, project, etc.
    2. to go astray; fail to arrive: said of mail, freight, etc.
  1. to have a miscarriage (sense )

miscarry Synonyms

miscarry

v.

abort, lose, go wrong; see fail 1.

miscarry Usage Examples

Object

  • baby: The primary aim of the little love project was to provide tiny clothing to miscarried babies.
  • time: But I know so many people who have miscarried the first time and gone on to have more babies.
  • fetus: Mrs S miscarried a complete fetus which was brought with her to the hospital.
  • womb: Another case of Newman's " miscarrying womb " , perhaps?
  • child: When Anne miscarried a second child Henry accused her of witchcraft and had her beheaded at the Tower of London for adultery and incest.
  • pregnancy: Fertility is not altered but if you have had multiple treatments then you may be more likely to miscarry a future pregnancy.

Used with why or when

  • when: God's children most miscarry when all things are prosperous and flow in upon them, when they have lived in plenty.

Adjective complement

  • due: I have a letter from the doctor telling the police that I miscarried due to stress last year.

Modifying Another Word

  • again: How likely is it that I'll miscarry again?
  • just: But I tell myself you have just miscarried; had you been too ill to write, some one would have written me.
  • not: Nonetheless, the majority of pregnant women with such exposures did not miscarry, the reviewers emphasized.
  • spontaneously: Many of the damaged babies would have spontaneously miscarried.
  • either: I fear my letters have either miscarried or been censored or stolen.
  • then: Do you think you were very briefly pregnant and then miscarried?

Preposition: in

  • pregnancy: The vast majority of embryonic clones fail to implant, miscarry later in pregnancy or are born with severe birth defects.