MISGIVEN

MISGIVE

misgive

(verb) suggest fear or doubt; “Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

misgiven

past participle of misgive

Source: Wiktionary


MISGIVE

Mis*give", v. t. [imp. Misgave; p. p. Misgiven; p. pr. & vb. n. Misgiving.]

1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] Laud.

2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and followed by the objective personal pronoun. So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts What may befall him, to his harm and ours. Shak. Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they had deserved. Milton.

3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] Shak.

Mis*give", v. i.

Definition: To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute. "My mind misgives." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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