verb
- to have a pregnancy end naturally before the baby can survive outside the womb
- to fail to achieve the intended result; to go wrong
Usage: medical
Usage: formal
Examples
- She miscarried in her second trimester.
- The doctor explained that many pregnancies miscarry in the early weeks.
- Their carefully laid plans began to miscarry when the weather turned bad.
- The mission miscarried due to poor communication.
- Without proper planning, the project is likely to miscarry.
- The scheme miscarried when one of the participants backed out.
- Many women who miscarry go on to have healthy pregnancies later.