Meaning of MISGIVING
| Pronunciation: | | mis'giving
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- [n] doubt about someone's honesty
- [n] painful expectation
- [n] uneasiness about the fitness of an action
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| | Synonyms: | | apprehension, distrust, mistrust, qualm, scruple, suspicion |
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| | See Also: | | anxiety, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, expectation, incertitude, outlook, prospect, uncertainty | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mis*giv"ing\, n.
Evil premonition; doubt; distrust. ``Suspicious and
misgivings.'' --South.
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