MISGIVING

misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicion

(noun) doubt about someone’s honesty

apprehension, misgiving

(noun) painful expectation

scruple, qualm, misgiving

(noun) uneasiness about the fitness of an action

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

misgiving (plural misgivings)

doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread

Usage notes

Almost always used in the plural.

Synonyms

• doubt

• See apprehension

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*giv"ing, n.

Definition: Evil premonition; doubt; distrust. "Suspicious and misgivings." South.

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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