Miscarriage Meaning
/ˈmɪskaɹɪd͡ʒ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA failure; a mistake or error.
nounThe spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.
Sentence Examples
I had a miscarriage last year.
Miscarriage is a heart-breaking experience.
I will never agree to such a flagrant miscarriage of justice.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor sadly informed her that she had a ____ in her early pregnancy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A ____ of justice occurs when an innocent person is wrongly convicted of a crime they did not actually commit.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English carriage English miscarriage From mis- + carriage.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"for feare least blame / Of her miscarriage should in her be fond, / She wist not how t'amend, nor how it to withstond."
— 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor sadly informed her that she had a ____ in her early pregnancy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A ____ of justice occurs when an innocent person is wrongly convicted of a crime they did not actually commit.