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What does miscarry mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word miscarry? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (obsolete) To have an unfortunate accident of some kind; to be killed, or come to harm. [14th-18th c.]
  2. (now rare) To go astray; to do something wrong. [from 14th c.]
  3. To have a miscarriage; to abort a foetus, usually without intent to do so. [from 16th c.]
  4. To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.). [from 16th c.]
  5. Of a letter etc.: to fail to reach its intended recipient. [from 16th c.]
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The trauma of the catastrophe caused many pregnant women to deliver prematurely or to miscarry.
Like all pregnancies there is the possibility that she may miscarry, so we are keeping our fingers crossed.
Your baby could be physically injured, or you could miscarry or have preterm labor.
Women who miscarry will experience the same kind of postpartum depression that full-term pregnancy can bring.
To avoid enlargement or have it miscarry would create a serious crisis not only in the applicant countries but also in the present Union.
They enjoyed the prestige of being the custodians of the Holy Temple at Mecca, and therefore their propaganda was not likely to miscarry.

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