miscarriage, abortion
(noun) failure of a plan
Source: WordNet® 3.1
miscarriage (countable and uncountable, plural miscarriages)
(now rare except in miscarriage of justice) A failure; a mistake or error. [from 16th c.]
The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]
• (termination of pregnancy): spontaneous abortion
The death of an infant during labour or after it has become viable is generally called a stillbirth.
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*car"riage, n.
1. Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a desired result or reach a destination. When a counselor, to save himself, Would lay miscarriages upon his prince. Dryden.
2. Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as, the failings and miscarriages of the righteous. Rogers.
3. The act of bringing forth before the time; premature birth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
