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Meaning of 'misgive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Misgive [ v. i.]
- To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute.
2 . Misgive [ v. t.]
- To give or grant amiss.
- 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.
- To suspect; to dread.

Meaning of 'misgive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . misgive [ v]
Meaning (1):
- suggest fear or doubt
Example in sentence:
  • Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably

Nearby Words:

mis mis- misacceptation misaccompt misadjust misadjustment misadventure misadventured misadventurous misadvertence

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