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

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

Miscarriages haunt pregnant parents who’ve miscarried throughout their successive pregnancies. —Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024

With her relationship with Green, Peters had miscarried before and terminated one pregnancy at his urging. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 26 June 2024

Milk production dropped dramatically, and some pregnant cows miscarried. —Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY, 3 June 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