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misgiving
(encz) | misgiving,obava n: Zdeněk Brož |
Misgiving
(gcide) | Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. Misgave; p. p. Misgiven; p.
pr. & vb. n. Misgiving.]
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1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] --Laud.
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2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead
of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make
irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and
followed by the objective personal pronoun.
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So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts
What may befall him, to his harm and ours. --Shak.
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Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they
had deserved. --Milton.
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3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] --Shak.
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misgiving
(gcide) | misgiving \mis*giv"ing\, n.
Evil premonition; doubt; distrust; a feeling of apprehension;
-- used commonly in the plural. "Suspicious and misgivings."
--South.
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misgiving
(wn) | misgiving
n 1: uneasiness about the fitness of an action [syn: scruple,
qualm, misgiving]
2: painful expectation [syn: apprehension, misgiving]
3: doubt about someone's honesty [syn: misgiving, mistrust,
distrust, suspicion] |
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misgivings
(encz) | misgivings,obavy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Misgiving
(gcide) | Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. Misgave; p. p. Misgiven; p.
pr. & vb. n. Misgiving.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] --Laud.
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2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead
of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make
irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and
followed by the objective personal pronoun.
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So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts
What may befall him, to his harm and ours. --Shak.
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Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they
had deserved. --Milton.
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3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]misgiving \mis*giv"ing\, n.
Evil premonition; doubt; distrust; a feeling of apprehension;
-- used commonly in the plural. "Suspicious and misgivings."
--South.
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