'Miscarriage' definitions:
Definition of 'miscarriage'
(from WordNet)
noun
Failure of a plan [syn: miscarriage, abortion]
noun
A natural loss of the products of conception [syn: spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, stillbirth] [ant: live birth]
Definition of 'Miscarriage'
From: GCIDE
- Miscarriage \Mis*car"riage\, n.
- 1. Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a proper or desired result or reach a destination; as, a serious miscarriage of justice. [1913 Webster]
- When a counselor, to save himself, Would lay miscarriages upon his prince. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as, the failings and miscarriages of the righteous. --Rogers. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The act of bringing forth a child before the time it is viable; a premature birth, resulting in death of the fetus; spontaneous abortion. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Synonyms of 'miscarriage'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abortion,
- abortive attempt,
- breakdown,
- clerical error,
- collapse,
- corrigendum,
- defeat,
- dud,
- erratum,
- error,
- failing,
- failure,
- fault,
- faute,
- frustration,
- human error,
- merry chase,
- misapprehension,
- miscalculation,
- miscarrying,
- misconception,
- miscount,
- misdeal,
- misfire,
- misidentification,
- misjudgment,
- mismanagement,
- misplay,
- misprint,
- misquotation,
- misreport,
- miss,
- misstatement,
- mistake,
- misunderstanding,
- misuse,
- typo,
- typographical error,
- vain attempt,
- wet squib,
- wild-goose chase