misgiving

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Despite their misgiving, both Lancaster and Wilson publicly urged their colleagues to ratify the tentative agreement, saying that rejecting it wouldn’t lead to better outcomes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023

McHugh said his only misgiving would be if the primary motivation by TB12 is to “create revenue streams for the company, as opposed to getting kids more engaged in physical education.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2022

And it was my primary misgiving about the entire project, right?

From Salon • May 29, 2022

“This is exactly what they wanted, which is my biggest misgiving about leaving,” Ms. Levin said.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2017

I had not used one before, and I entered with misgiving.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya