- misgiving
- noun Date: 1582 a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
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misgiving — misgiving; un·misgiving; … English syllables
misgiving — mis*giv ing, n. Evil premonition; doubt; distrust; a feeling of apprehension; used commonly in the plural. Suspicious and misgivings. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misgiving — I noun anxietude, anxiety, anxious concern, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, concern, critical attitude, disquiet, distrust, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, fear, fearfulness, forbodement, foreboding, gaingiving, hesitation, inquietude … Law dictionary
misgiving — (n.) c.1600, feeling of mistrust or sudden apprehension, from misgive cause to feel doubt (1510s), usually said of one s heart or mind, from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + GIVE (Cf. give) in its Middle English sense of suggest. Related: Misgivings … Etymology dictionary
misgiving — foreboding, presentiment, *apprehension Analogous words: mistrust, distrust (see under DISTRUST vb): suspicion, doubt, skepticism, *uncertainty: *fear, alarm, dread, fright … New Dictionary of Synonyms
misgiving — [n] uncertainty anxiety, apprehension, apprehensiveness, distrust, doubt, fear, foreboding, hesitation, mistrust, premonition, prenotion, presage, presentiment, qualm, reservation, scruple, suspicion, unbelief, unease, worry; concepts 21,689,690… … New thesaurus
misgiving — [mis΄giv′iŋ] n. [see MISGIVE] a disturbed feeling of fear, doubt, apprehension, etc.usually used in pl. SYN. QUALM … English World dictionary
misgiving — UK [ˌmɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ] / US [mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ] noun [countable/uncountable, often plural] Word forms misgiving : singular misgiving plural misgivings a feeling of fear or doubt about whether something is right or will have a good result Chris eyed him with… … English dictionary
misgiving — mis|giv|ing [mısˈgıvıŋ] n [U and C] a feeling of doubt or fear about what might happen or about whether something is right misgiving about ▪ Despite her misgivings about leaving the baby, she decided to accompany her husband. grave/serious/deep… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Misgiving — Misgive Mis*give , v. t. [imp. {Misgave}; p. p. {Misgiven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misgiving}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] Laud. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misgiving — mis|giv|ing [ mıs gıvıŋ ] noun count or uncount often plural a feeling of fear or doubt about whether something is right or will have a good result: Chris eyed him with misgiving. have/express (your) misgivings (about): Richard expressed… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
