What does "stillborn" mean?

`adj.` 死产的;流产的;失败的;夭折的

How do you pronounce "stillborn"?

The pronunciation is /'stɪlbɔːn/. Listen to American and British pronunciations on this page.

[US]/'stɪlbɔːn/

[UK]/'stɪlbɔrn/

Frequency: Very High

adj. unsuccessful; ending before it had a chance to develop; dead at birth; miscarried.

Word Forms

Plural

a stillborn plot to assassinate the President.

The skull is opened in this third trimester stillborn fetus to reveal hydranencephaly.

a stillborn business venture

a stillborn plot to assassinate the President.

The skull is opened in this third trimester stillborn fetus to reveal hydranencephaly.

a stillborn business venture

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