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misgiving

Misgiving (noun) means Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread.

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Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
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Etymology

From misgive, from mis- + give, from Middle English give (“suggest, given”). Compare given and what gives.

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"misgiving" (noun) means doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread.

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