Synonyms for miscarriage
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Noun
1. Pregnancy loss — the spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a…
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- n. 1
The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.
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- Plural
- miscarriages → still-births, abortions, failures, misses…
Example sentences
- abortion Sami wanted to stop Layla from having an abortion.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| miscarriage | rising | |
| abortion | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- miss1
- 7 letters
- failure2, failing2
- 8 letters
- abortion3
- 11 letters
- frustration3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (failure2 = 2 syllables).