Audio English.net » Dictionary » M » Misbeliever ... Misinformation

MISCARRIAGE

Pronunciation (US):

Dictionary entry overview: What does miscarriage mean?

• MISCARRIAGE (noun)
The noun MISCARRIAGE has 2 senses:

1. failure of a plan
2. a natural loss of the products of conception

Familiarity information: MISCARRIAGE used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MISCARRIAGE (noun)

Sense 1

miscarriage ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Failure of a plan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

miscarriage; abortion

Hypernyms ("miscarriage" is a kind of...):

failure (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose)

Sense 2

miscarriage ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A natural loss of the products of conception

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

spontaneous abortion; stillbirth; miscarriage

Hypernyms ("miscarriage" is a kind of...):

abortion (termination of pregnancy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "miscarriage"):

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)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"Blood is thicker than water." (English proverb)

"First think, then speak" (Azerbaijani proverb)

"People follow the ways of their kings." (Arabic proverb)

"Cover your candle, it will light more." (Egyptian proverb)

MISCARRIAGE: related words searches

» habitual abortion meaning
» What does partial abortion mean?
» Definition of abortion
» failure meaning
» threatened abortion definition

Page delivered in 0.0247 seconds