mis·car·riage

(mĭs′kăr′ĭj, mĭs-kăr′-)

1. The spontaneous, premature expulsion of a nonviable embryo or fetus from the uterus. Also called spontaneous abortion.

a. Bad administration; mismanagement: the miscarriage of the enterprise.

b. A failure of administration or management: a miscarriage of justice.

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miscarriage

(mɪsˈkærɪdʒ)

1. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) spontaneous expulsion of a fetus from the womb, esp prior to the 20th week of pregnancy

2. an act of mismanagement or failure: a miscarriage of justice.

3. (Commerce) Brit the failure of freight to reach its destination

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mis•car•riage

(mɪsˈkær ɪdʒ; for 1 also ˈmɪsˌkær ɪdʒ)

n.

1. the expulsion of a fetus before it is viable, esp. between the third and seventh months of pregnancy; spontaneous abortion.

2. failure to attain the just, right, or desired result: a miscarriage of justice.

3. failure of something sent, as a letter, to reach its destination.

[1605–15]

Miscarriage

of justices: company of judges of magistrates—Daily Telegraph, 28 June, 1984.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	miscarriage - failure of a plan abortion failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"
	2.	miscarriage - a natural loss of the products of conception spontaneous abortion, stillbirth abortion - termination of pregnancy habitual abortion - repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason) imminent abortion, threatened abortion - the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception incomplete abortion, partial abortion - termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception

miscarriage

noun

1. spontaneous abortion, still birth She wanted to get pregnant again after suffering a miscarriage.

2. failure, error, breakdown, mismanagement, undoing, thwarting, mishap, botch (informal), perversion, misfire, mischance, nonsuccess The report concluded that no miscarriage of justice had taken place.

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Translations

إجْهاض عَفَوياسْقَاطٌفَشَل، خَطَأ

potratjustiční omyl

abortjustitsmordspontan abort

Fehlgeburt Fehlspruch

αποβολή

aborto aborto espontáneo error

keskenmeno

fausse couche avortement erreur

spontani pobačaj

fósturlátmistök; réttarmorî

aborto spontaneo fallimento

流産

유산

persileidimas

kļūdapriekšlaicīgas dzemdībasspontāns aborts

miskraam

justismord spontan abort spontanabort

poronienie

aborto espontâneo

выкидыш

justičný omyl

missfall

การแท้งบุตร

adlî hatabaşarısızlıkçocuk düşürmedüşük yapmadüşük yapmak

sự sảy thai

流产失败小产

miscarriage

[ˈmɪsˌkærɪdʒ] N

1. (Med) → aborto m (natural)

2. miscarriage of justice → error m judicial

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

miscarriage

[ˈmɪskærɪdʒ] n → fausse couche f
the risks of a miscarriage in early pregnancy → les risques de fausse couche dans les premiers temps de la grossesse
to have a miscarriage → faire une fausse couchemiscarriage of justice n → erreur f judiciaire

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

miscarriage

(Med) → Fehlgeburt f

miscarriage of justice → Justizirrtum m

(form, of letter) → Fehlleitung f

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miscarriage

[ˌmɪsˈkærɪdʒ] n

a. (Med) → aborto spontaneo

b. miscarriage of justice (fig) → errore m giudiziario

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

miscarriage

(ˈmiskӕridʒ)

1. in pregnancy, the loss of the baby from the womb before it is able to survive.

2. a failure. a miscarriage of justice

miscarriage

→ اسْقَاطٌ potrat spontan abort Fehlgeburt αποβολή aborto espontáneo keskenmeno fausse couche spontani pobačaj aborto spontaneo 流産 유산 miskraam spontanabort poronienie aborto espontâneo выкидыш missfall การแท้งบุตร düşük yapmak sự sảy thai 流产

mis·car·riage

n. aborto, malparto, expulsión del feto por vía natural.

miscarriage

n aborto espontáneo

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All this while Alan had not said a word, and had run and climbed with such a savage, silent frenzy of hurry, that I knew that he was in mortal fear of some miscarriage. Even now we were on the rock he said nothing, nor so much as relaxed the frowning look upon his face; but clapped flat down, and keeping only one eye above the edge of our place of shelter scouted all round the compass.

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