miscarriage

noun

mis·car·riage | \ˌmis-ˈker-ij,

-ˈka-rij, ˈmis-ˌ\

Definition of miscarriage

1 : corrupt or incompetent management especially : a failure in the administration of justice

2 : spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable and especially between the 12th and 28th weeks of gestation

Examples of miscarriage in a Sentence

a woman who has suffered multiple miscarriages a high risk of miscarriage

Recent Examples on the Web

Gurus reveal their darkest secrets and talk about miscarriages, or their plastic surgery. — Alex Abad-santos, Vox, "Laura Lee, Jeffree Star, and the racism scandal upending the YouTube beauty community, explained," 28 Aug. 2018 Serious complications in the outbreak included one person developing pneumonia and a pregnant woman suffering a miscarriage. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Vaccine-refusing community drove outbreak that cost $395K, sickened babies," 30 July 2018 The kinds of miscarriages of justice Yoffe collects are conspicuously absent from Roiphe’s argument. — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Katie Roiphe Is Right About Twitter Feminism and Wrong About #MeToo," 16 Feb. 2018 Conan Doyle had involved himself in miscarriages of justice before, but this one would eclipse them all. — The Economist, "When Arthur Conan Doyle cried “J’Accuse…!”," 7 July 2018 My first miscarriage happened eight years ago, just days after a doctor’s appointment. — Angela Garbes, Health.com, "I Had a Miscarriage at 30 and 35—and Each One Felt Wildly Different," 29 May 2018 This miscarriage of justice was the result of bad science. — Sunita Sah, Scientific American, "Let’s Keep the Science in Forensic Science," 1 Oct. 2017 For example, health providers denied chemotherapy to women who are diagnosed with cancer earlier in their pregnancies and even prosecutes women who have miscarriages or stillbirths. — refinery29.com, "What Will Happen If Abortion Is Banned In The U.S.? Just Look At These Countries.," 3 July 2018 After two detentions, a miscarriage and the birth of her son, Ms. Ayesh carried on to organize nonviolent demonstrations and strikes. — New York Times, "These Movies Haunted Me at the Human Rights Watch Festival," 15 June 2018

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