Verb
To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat.
To bring forth young before the proper time.
Source: Webster's dictionaryOur plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind. Seneca
A man may as certainly miscarry by his seeming righteousness and supposed graces, as by gross sins; and that is, when a man doth trust in these as his righteousness before God, for the satisfying His justice, appeasing His wrath, procuring His favor, and obtaining his own pardon. Joseph Alleine
Among all kinds of Writing, there is none in which Authors are more apt to miscarry than in Works of Humour, as there is none in which they are more ambitious to excel. Joseph Addison
I have such a lovely life and I just never imagined that I would miscarry a baby. Amanda Holden
Nausea is a normal but unpleasant effect of pregnancy and a really good sign that it is going well. Women who experience nausea in early pregnancy are less likely to miscarry. Emily Oster
Ill vessels seldom miscarry. Dutch Proverb