misgive

Meaning

  1. (archaic, transitive) (of the mind, heart, etc.) To give fear or doubt to; to make irresolute.
  2. (archaic, transitive) To suspect; to dread.
  3. (archaic, transitive) To give wrongly; to give or grant amiss.

Translations

εμπνέω υποψίας

εμπνέω φόβους

tornar apreensivo

tornar temeroso

Etymology

In summary

from mis- + give, from Middle English give (“suggest, give”). Compare given and what gives.

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