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misgiving
[ mis-giv-ing ]
noun
- Oftenmisgivings. a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension.
Synonyms:hesitation,mistrust,suspicion
misgiving
/ mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ /
noun
- often plurala feeling of uncertainty, apprehension, or doubt
Other Words From
- mis·giving·lyadverb
- un·mis·givingadjective
- un·mis·giving·lyadverb
Word History and Origins
Origin ofmisgiving1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Republicans on the panel were far more muted in their misgivings.
Valerie eases into the chair where she sits, the relief so great, as if the guilt and misgivings she felt over David’s final months had just washed away.
Adra and his neighbors initially have misgivings about opening up to Abraham, an outsider, but eventually a bond develops as we grasp the magnitude of this erasure of Palestinian villages.
Scholes, despite his own misgivings, says there has been significant progress over the past "four to six weeks", and the intention is still to bring it in this season.
Asked whether she had misgivings about involving other women in the work, she replied: “Sometimes I think: ‘I’ve been through that, and I know it’s not that nice.’
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