misgiving
Pronunciation: /mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ/
The English word “misgiving” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
Etymology
From misgive, from mis- + give, from Middle English give (“suggest, given”). Compare given and what gives.
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