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misgive

[mis-giv] / mɪsˈgɪv /
VERB
doubt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distrust hesitate impugn suspect
STRONG
challenge demur disbelieve discredit dispute fear fluctuate imagine insinuate mistrust query scruple surmise vacillate waver
WEAK
be apprehensive of be curious be dubious be in a quandary be puzzled be uncertain be undetermined call in question give no credence harbor suspicion have qualms misdoubt not buy read differently shilly-shally skepticize smell a rat take dim view of wonder at
Antonyms
STRONGEST
trust
STRONG
agree answer believe go along remain stay
WEAK
be certain not question rely
VERB
misdoubt
Synonyms
WEAK
be apprehensive of be curious be dubious be in a quandary be puzzled be uncertain be undetermined call in question challenge demur disbelieve discredit dispute distrust fear fluctuate give no credence harbor suspicion have one's doubts have qualms hesitate imagine impugn insinuate mistrust not buy query question read differently scruple shilly-shally skepticize smell a rat surmise suspect take dim view of vacillate waver wonder wonder at

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This, together with some words from Richmond and the cheerfulness of Holland, makes my mind misgive me that we shall still have them created for the Committee.

From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II by Reeve, Henry

So that when I heard his heavy footstep advancing along the passage my heart did misgive me, and I felt that I was trembling.

From Relics of General Chasse by Trollope, Anthony

“Did not your mind misgive you yet?” asks Eubolus.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen

But nevertheless his heart did not misgive him.

From Orley Farm by Trollope, Anthony

Love is a matter of give and take—marriage, a matter of misgive and mistake.

From A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl by Rowland, Helen

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