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misgiving |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Misgiving \Mis*giv"ing\, n. Evil premonition; doubt; distrust. ``Suspicious and misgivings.'' --South. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: misgiving n 1: uneasiness about the fitness of an action [syn: {scruple}, {qualm}] 2: painful expectation [syn: {apprehension}] 3: doubt about someone's honesty [syn: {mistrust}, {distrust}, {suspicion}]
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