miscarry
1. [ verb ] be unsuccessful
Synonyms: fail go_wrong
Examples:

"Where do today's public schools fail?" "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

Related terms: succeed miss miss fall overreach botch strike_out fall_through take_it_on_the_chin shipwreck failure failure miscarriage
2. [ verb ] suffer a miscarriage
Related terms: carry_to_term abort spontaneous_abortion
Similar spelling:   micro