miscarriage

Definitions

The spontaneous expulsion of a fetus from the womb before it is able to survive independently.

An unsuccessful outcome or a failure to attain the intended result of a plan or undertaking.

Examples

The company's failure was a miscarriage of justice that left many employees without their promised pensions.

She was devastated after suffering a miscarriage during the second trimester of her pregnancy.

Synonyms

spontaneous abortion pregnancy loss fetal loss early pregnancy failure

Antonyms

successful pregnancy full-term birth live birth successful delivery