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单词 miscarriage
释义 mis·carriage
\mə̇s+\ noun
Etymology: mis- (I) + carriage
1.
 a. : mismanagement or bad administration
  < the immense disorganization and miscarriage of life that is taking place — Lewis Mumford >
 b. : a blunder or failure especially in the administration of justice
  < these various miscarriages cannot all be ascribed to ill fortune, since some were due to defective organization and staff work — Russell Grenfell >
  < by a grave miscarriage of justice, was acquitted, though admitting the crime — A.F.Harlow >
2. archaic : an error of behavior : misdeed
 < conducted themselves with such loyalty … as might justly wipe off all memory of former miscarriages — Sir Walter Scott >
3.
 a. : a failure (as of a letter) to arrive at its destination
 b. : a failure (as of goods) to carry properly
4.
 a. : expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable especially between the 12th and 28th weeks of gestation — compare abortion, premature delivery
 b. : abortion especially when due to natural causes
5. archaic : mischance, disaster
Synonyms: see failure
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