Misgiving (Noun)
Meaning 1
Doubt about someone's honesty.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
Painful expectation.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- As I lay in bed, I couldn't shake the misgiving that the doctor's diagnosis would confirm my worst fears.
- Her mother had a nagging misgiving that her daughter's new boyfriend was trouble, but she couldn't quite put her finger on why.
- The prospect of surgery filled him with a growing misgiving that something would go terribly wrong.
- The student's misgiving about her preparedness for the exam only intensified as the test date drew near.
- She tried to brush off the misgiving that her husband was hiding something from her, but it lingered in the back of her mind.
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Meaning 3
Uneasiness about the fitness of an action.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.