Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A failure; a mistake or error.

    failure of a plan

  2. (countable, uncountable)The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.

    Fehlgeburt

    вы́кидышvýkidyš

    ви́киденьvýkydenʹ

Examples

24 sentences
  1. I had a miscarriage last year.

    ruВ прошлом году у меня случился выкидыш.

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  2. Layla said she had a miscarriage.

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  3. Smokers have an increased risk of miscarriage.

    ruКурящие женщины сталкиваются с повышенным риском выкидыша.

    deRaucherinnen haben ein erhöhtes Risiko für Fehlgeburten.

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  4. Having a miscarriage means giving birth too soon.

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  5. They were victims of a miscarriage of justice.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
natural termination of pregnancy:
Русский
By meaning 1
natural termination of pregnancy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
natural termination of pregnancy:

Forms

plural: miscarriages
Singularmiscarriage
Pluralmiscarriages

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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