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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