Misgive (Verb)
Meaning
Suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- His conscience misgave him about the decision to quit his job without another one lined up.
- Her heart misgave her about the way she had treated her best friend in high school.
- As he got older, his knees misgave him on cold mornings, aching with a dull pain.
- Something about the real estate contract made him misgive the whole transaction.
- Her initial excitement about the new business venture began to misgive her after she did further research.