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

Recent Examples on the Web

Caroline's birth ended years of heartbreak for the couple, who endured a miscarriage and stillbirth with previous pregnancies. —Nancy Mattia, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023

While healthy people may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infections can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women. —Kate Gibson, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2023

Many pregnant people also begin to feel less anxious as the risk of miscarriage decreases greatly by this time. —Alexandra Frost, Parents, 19 Nov. 2023

On the October 23 episode of Broad Ideas, which honored Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, Bilson shared her own experience with pregnancy loss, revealing that she’s had multiple miscarriages. —Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2023

The actress also opened up about her miscarriage with fiancé Machine Gun Kelly on GMA. —Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023

The Jennifer’s Body actress sat down with Good Morning America this week to discuss her new poetry book, Pretty Boys Are Poisonous, in which there are two poems that describe suffering a miscarriage. —Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2023

Those toxins have been positively linked to a number of cancers, Parkinson's disease, miscarriages and infertility. —Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2023

Recurrent miscarriages also take a particular emotional toll, and these specific circumstances can affect what to say when someone has a miscarriage. —Alex Hazlett, Parents, 19 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing miscarriage

• miscarriage of justice

• miscarriage of justice

Kids Definition

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