miscarry

verb

mis·​car·​ry ˌmis-ˈker-ē 

-ˈka-rē,

ˈmis-ˌker-ē,

-ˌka-rē

miscarried; miscarrying; miscarries

intransitive verb

1

obsolete : to come to harm

2

: to suffer miscarriage of a fetus

3

: to fail to achieve the intended purpose : go wrong or amiss

the plan miscarried

4

: to fail to reach the intended destination

the letter has miscarried

Synonyms

• misfire

Examples of miscarry in a Sentence

the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried, and all were lost

Recent Examples on the Web

Patients who are miscarrying still don’t know what to expect from Houston Methodist. —Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 25 Nov. 2024

Louisiana’s law could also make pharmacists less likely to fill misoprostol prescriptions for people miscarrying at home, or even for non-pregnant patients taking the drug before IUD insertions or diagnostic procedures called hysteroscopies. —Susan Rinkunas, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024

The news causes Rhaenyra to miscarry her third child with Daemon. —Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 June 2024

But her body wasn’t miscarrying the pregnancy on its own. —Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

miscarry

verb

mis·​car·​ry (ˈ)mis-ˈkar-ē 

1

: to have a miscarriage : give birth prematurely

2

: to go wrong

the plan miscarried

Medical Definition

miscarry

intransitive verb

mis·​car·​ry (ˈ)mis-ˈkar-ē 

miscarried; miscarrying

: to suffer miscarriage of a fetus

miscarried several times before a viable offspring was born

compare abort