miskleun — meaning in English

English meaning

• abortion noun The deliberate ending of a pregnancy before the foetus can survive on its own.
• howler noun That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.

Senses

miskleun is used for these senses in English:

• abortion (figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. [from 16th c.]
• howler (slang) A painfully obvious mistake.

abortion — full definition

1. noun The deliberate ending of a pregnancy before the foetus can survive on its own.
2. noun A pregnancy that ends naturally and too early to produce a surviving baby; a miscarriage.
3. noun The failure or collapse of a plan, project, or process partway through.

howler — full definition

1. noun That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
2. noun A person hired to howl in mourning at a funeral.
3. noun A painfully obvious mistake.
4. noun A hilarious joke.

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