misgiving

Meaning

doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread

Synonyms

apprehension

doubt

suspicion

fear

😨

qualm

anxiety

distrust

concern

scruple

hesitation

mistrust

foreboding

presentiment

worry

care

solicitude

disquiet

fright

uneasiness

dread

incertitude

indecision

inkling

mental reservation

business

objection

offense

panic

peradventure

premonition

clue

reflection

resentment

reservation

scare

😨

affright

scruples

skepticism

solicitousness

thought

💭

timorousness

umbrage

uncertainty

cue

dismay

consternation

consideration

dubiousness

fearfulness

foreshadowing

Translations

duda

receio

😨

doute

recelo

temor

😨

Befürchtung

presentimiento

appréhension

recel

dubte

apprensione

Bedenken

timore

😨

crainte

😨

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: give

In summary

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