misgive
Meaning
- (archaic, transitive) (of the mind, heart, etc.) To give fear or doubt to; to make irresolute.
- (archaic, transitive) To suspect; to dread.
- (archaic, transitive) To give wrongly; to give or grant amiss.
Etymology
In summary
from mis- + give, from Middle English give (“suggest, give”). Compare given and what gives.
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