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miscarriage  /mskrd, mskr/  n. 1 accidental birth of a fetus (a baby before it is born) before the proper time, whereby the fetus does not survive: Sadly, Yvonne had a miscarriage last year when she was four months pregnant. 2 an injustice, a wrong done to s.o.: He was innocent, but sent to jail in a miscarriage of justice. -v. [I] miscarry /mskri, mskri/.