miscarry

[mis-kar-ee, mis-kar-ee] / mɪsˈkær i, ˈmɪsˌkær i /

VERB

lose fetus

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abort

STRONG

slip

VERB

fail to attain goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abort fall through

STRONG

backslide blunder decline deteriorate fall fizzle flop flounder fold founder misfire miss

WEAK

back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined break down come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short go astray go down go down swinging go downhill go up in smoke go wrong hit bottom hit the skids lose control lose out lose status meet with disaster miss fire miss the boat miss the mark play into run aground turn out badly

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplish achieve ascend build correct develop do well go up improve rise succeed

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Known as Oropouche virus, it can trigger a fever that may cause pregnant people to miscarry or their babies to have birth defects known as microcephaly, or smaller than usual heads.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2025

Up to one in four women who know they are pregnant will miscarry, according to the National Library of Medicine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024

NHS England has said any of its staff who miscarry in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy can take 10 days' paid leave.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

“A lot of people successfully miscarry on their own, but that can take a couple months,” Loren said in an interview.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Even with the arrows gone they fared little better, for Athena had now come to take a part in the great deeds being done and she made each attempt to reach Odysseus miscarry.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

miscarry

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