Misgiving

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension. See Synonyms at qualm.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Evil premonition; doubt; distrust; a feeling of apprehension; -- used commonly in the plural.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A failing of confidence; doubt; distrust.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. painful expectation
  • n. uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  • n. doubt about someone's honesty
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    expectation    outlook    prospect    anxiety    dubiousness    dubiety    incertitude    doubt    doubtfulness    uncertainty   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    doubt    distrust    fear   
    Verb Stem
    misgive   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Thanksgiving    forgiving    giving    living    outliving    reliving    sieving    thanksgiving    unforgiving   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    foreboding    uneasiness    reluctance    regret    perplexity    unease    trepidation    premonition    qualm    twinge