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misgiving
[ mis-giv-ing ]
noun
- Often misgivings. a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension.
Synonyms: , ,
misgiving
/ ɪˈɡɪɪŋ /
noun
- often plural a feeling of uncertainty, apprehension, or doubt
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·iԲ· adverb
- ܲ··iԲ adjective
- un··iԲ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of misgiving1
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Example Sentences
Many on the traditional religious right have misgivings about the use of IVF and disagree with embryo screening, while some also oppose gay marriage and parenthood.
Republicans on the panel were far more muted in their misgivings.
Valerie eases into the chair where she sits, the relief so great, as if the guilt and misgivings she felt over David’s final months had just washed away.
Adra and his neighbors initially have misgivings about opening up to Abraham, an outsider, but eventually a bond develops as we grasp the magnitude of this erasure of Palestinian villages.
Scholes, despite his own misgivings, says there has been significant progress over the past "four to six weeks", and the intention is still to bring it in this season.
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