Miscarriage

Word MISCARRIAGE
Character 11
Hyphenation mis car riage
Pronunciations /ˈmɪskaɹɪdʒ/

Definitions and meanings of "Miscarriage"

What do we mean by miscarriage?

The spontaneous, premature expulsion of a nonviable embryo or fetus from the uterus. noun

Bad administration; mismanagement. noun

A failure of administration or management. noun

A going wrong; failure of a purposed result; untoward event; mischance: as. the criminal escaped by miscarriage of justice. noun

A wrong or perverse course, as of conduct; improper action or behavior; misdemeanor. noun

In pathology, the act of miscarrying (see miscarry, v. i., 3); properly, untimely delivery before the twenty-eighth week of gestation. See abortion, 1. noun

Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a proper or desired result or reach a destination. noun

Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior. noun

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

A natural loss of the products of conception noun

Failure of a plan noun

A failure; a mistake or error.

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

Synonyms and Antonyms for Miscarriage

The word "miscarriage" in example sentences

Congressman John Conyers, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, says he will pressure the Justice Department to look at what he calls a miscarriage of justice. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Shayne says: rjw. progressive, the diagnosis for miscarriage is “spontaneous abortion”. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When even a miscarriage is memorialized in such a kind manner, it makes sorrow easier to bear. ❋ Regina Doman (2009)

For example, suppose a woman has had a series of miscarriages but continues to try to carry a pregnancy to term knowing that the probability of another miscarriage is high. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You might want to consider that anywhere between 10-25% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, some even occur before the woman knows she is pregnant, so I could argue that your God is the biggest abortion provider in town, and one that forces woman to have them. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As for Justin and Rebecca I belive a miscarriage is probably in the cards, but the secret of his grades also has to come out soon. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She was also "deeply hurt" when Meadow's death was described as a miscarriage when her appeal to stay was being considered. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I had a late term miscarriage, and um I didn't know how to handle it. ❋ The Parent Experiment (2010)

Diego's wife later had two other pregnancies, both of which failed in miscarriage, "from which we are truly in a state of disconsolation, so that all that we have earned [here] gives us no joy in that God has not given us any heirs." ❋ Unknown (2008)

Under the statute, the only legal medical "abortion" or "miscarriage" is a spontaneous abortion. ❋ Unknown (2008)

For most women, a miscarriage is one of the most traumatic experiences they can suffer through. ❋ Unknown (2008)

When miscarriage is likely, it is called "threatened abortion," when miscarriage happens without assistance it is called "spontaneous abortion." ❋ Unknown (2008)

Too often it ends with late-term miscarriage, or one or both of the twins dies in the womb; if in rare cases they survive until birth, one or both may be stunted or weak, and they may not thrive. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The risk of miscarriage is slight, and the ability to prepare as much as you can for whatever lies ahead is important. ❋ Unknown (2007)

However, you may want to know that recent studies have shown the amnio-related risk of miscarriage is MUCH lower than previously thought. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Some years later, I had to watch a friend bury his infant while people attempted to console him and his wife by telling them that it was God's plan, and I had another friend go through a late term miscarriage not long after that, where she had convinced herself that the miscarriage of her son was God's punishment for wanting a girl. ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)

We opted against the amnio, because the risk of miscarriage from the amnio and the risk of Downs were the same – one in 250. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A miscarriage is an abortion, the only point is who or what induced it. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Even Ms. Shvarts's central proposition -- that the discomfort we feel at the word miscarriage is itself a species of linguistic oppression -- is a relic of the highly politicized literary theory of the late 1980s. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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