misgive

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to give fear or doubt to

What may befall him to his harm and ours.

{v} to fill with doubt, fail, give way
To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute
To give or grant amiss
suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably"
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
To suspect; to dread
suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably
misgiven
Past participle of misgive
misgiving
doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
misgiving
painful expectation
misgiving
Evil premonition; doubt; distrust
misgiving
doubt about someone's honesty
misgiving
If you have misgivings about something that is being suggested or done, you feel that it is not quite right, and are worried that it may have unwanted results. She had some misgivings about what she was about to do. a feeling of doubt or fear about what might happen or about whether something is right misgiving about
misgiving
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
misgiving
{i} apprehension, worry, doubt, hesitation, reservation
misgiving
gaingiving
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