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misgiving

[ mis-giv-ing ]

noun

  1. Often misgivings. a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension.

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misgiving

/ ɪˈɡɪɪŋ /

noun

  1. often plural a feeling of uncertainty, apprehension, or doubt
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·iԲ· adverb
  • ܲ··iԲ adjective
  • un··iԲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of misgiving1

First recorded in 1595–1605; misgive + -ing 1
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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.

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Republicans on the panel were far more muted in their misgivings.

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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.

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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.

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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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