miscarriage

UK: /ˈmɪskærɪdʒ/

US: /ˌmɪsˈkærɪdʒ, ˈmɪsˌkær-/

US: (mis kar′ij; for 1 also mis′kar′ij)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mis•car•riage /ˌmɪsˈkærɪdʒ, ˈmɪsˌkær-/   n. [countable]

1. the birth of a dead offspring:
   suffered a miscarriage during her last pregnancy.
2. a failure to attain one's end:
   a miscarriage of justice.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mis•car•riage  (mis kar′ij; for 1 also mis′kar′ij), n. 

1. Physiology the expulsion of a fetus before it is viable, esp. between the third and seventh months of pregnancy;
   spontaneous abortion. Cf. abortion (def. 1).
2. failure to attain the just, right, or desired result:
   a miscarriage of justice.
3. failure of something sent, as a letter, to reach its destination.
4. British Terms [Chiefly Brit.] transportation of goods not in accordance with the contract of shipment.

• mis-¹ + carriage 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

miscarriage / mɪsˈkærɪdʒ/ noun

1. /(also) ˈmɪskær-/ spontaneous expulsion of a fetus from the womb, esp prior to the 20th week of pregnancy
2. an act of mismanagement or failure: a miscarriage of justice
3. the failure of freight to reach its destination