miscarry
pronunciation
How to pronounce miscarry in British English:
UK [ˌmɪsˈkæri]
How to pronounce miscarry in American English:
US [ˈmɪsˌkæri, mɪsˈkæri]
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- Verb:
- be unsuccessful
- suffer a miscarriage
Word Origin
- miscarry (v.)
- c. 1300, "go astray;" mid-14c., "come to harm, perish;" of persons, "to die," of objects, "to be lost or destroyed," from mis- (1) "wrongly" + caryen "to carry" (see carry (v.)). Meaning "deliver unviable fetus" first recorded 1520s; that of "fail, come to naught" (of plans or designs) is from c. 1600. Related: Miscarried; miscarrying.
Example
- 1. Women who miscarry continue to have mental health problems
- 2. Women who conceived within six months of their miscarriage were 34 % less likely to miscarry again , compared with those who became pregnant six months to a year after the initial miscarriage .
- 3. As soon as swine flu vaccinations start next month , some people getting them will drop dead of heart attacks or strokes , some children will have seizures and some pregnant women will miscarry .
- 4. And those who experienced experienced separation , divorce , illness and a stressful job were 60 percent more likely to miscarry , compared with those who felt related and happy in early pregnancy .
- 5. Dr obel suspects the immediate cause is that male pregnancies are more likely to miscarry in response to stress than female pregnancies are , especially during the first three months .