miscarriage
noun
mis·car·riage
ˌmis-ˈker-ij 
-ˈka-rij,
ˈmis-ˌker-ij,
-ˌka-rij
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
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 3 July 2025
The emergency department also will handle miscarriages, any unusual bleeding, gynecological infections and more.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
One in four pregnancies end in miscarriage, and 1 in 8 women will need fertility treatment at some point in their lives; yet the topics are rarely discussed.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Meredyth Yoon, litigation director at Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta, says her office has documented cases of pregnant people suffering miscarriages in custody after being denied proper medical attention.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, Wired News, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for miscarriage
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“Miscarriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscarriage. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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miscarriage
noun
mis·car·riage
mis-ˈkar-ij
1
: bad management
especially
: a failure in the administration of justice
2
: the accidental separation of an unborn child from the body of its mother before it is capable of living independently : loss of an unborn child through premature birth
Medical Definition
miscarriage
noun
mis·car·riage
mis-ˈkar-ij
: spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable and especially between the 12th and 28th weeks of gestation compare abortion sense 1a
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