misgive

Verb

Meaning

To give or grant amiss.

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.

To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

question fear challenge dispute doubt suspect imagine query distrust mistrust fluctuate waver surmise scruple insinuate
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Antonyms

believe accept answer accredit believe in depend on
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Hypernyms

vex worry

Derivatives

misgave misgiven misgiving

Examples

Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

misgesture misget misgie misgiven misgiving misgivingly