misgive

That would be briefer and better—and perhaps Leo's heart would misgive him—perhaps . . . but in any case, anything must be better than this suspense.

From A Bride of the Plains by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy

I am but a blind thing, Dame Maude; yet this match of the Lady Custance doth sorely misgive me.”

From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Emily Sarah Holt

My mind now began to misgive me that the disappointed coach-maker had sent me on a wild-goose errand, and that there was no post-chaise in those parts. 

From The Uncommercial Traveller by Charles Dickens

Upon this they all listened; and Gan felt his heart misgive him.

From Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1 by Dante Alighieri

Why misgive, And force on ills you fear!

From The Dynasts by Thomas Hardy

My heart misgave; a sudden fear struck me.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

"I hope so," Stewart agreed; but his heart misgave him as he looked at these marching men, sweeping on endlessly, irresistibly, in a torrent which seemed powerful enough to engulf everything in its path.

From The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade by Burton Egbert Stevenson

I have often told them of it since—it was really that I did feel such an interest in the dear children, and my mind misgave me from the first about that nurse—it did so indeed.

From Nurse Heatherdale's Story by Mrs. (Mary Louisa) Molesworth

Amy only replied by repeating the word "mamma," in a tone of such deep misery, that Miss Morton's heart for the moment misgave her.

From Amy Herbert by Elizabeth Sewell

He said he'd come again—he went—and my heart misgave me.

From The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

And Sohrab, too, in his camp lauded the might of Rustem, and he said how the battle had been sore, and how his mind had misgiven him of the issue.

From Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People by Hamilton Wright Mabie

His heart had often misgiven him when he had thought of Caroline.

From The Young Duke by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield

Clement’s mind had always misgiven him that, if he pushed Henry too far, mischief would befall him.

From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by J.A. Froude

Perhaps, for all he knew, it had misgiven her often, but she did not say so now.

From What Necessity Knows by Lily Dougall

Had the heart of the great theorist, sailing obstinately straight west in obedience to the call of the land whose presence there he had reasoned out, misgiven him at last?

From The Ifs of History by Joseph Edgar Chamberlin

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

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

From Salon ● May 29, 2022

The man, identified as Juror 20, was seated on the jury despite one misgiving: He was supposed to get married on May 1 in Florida, when deliberations could still be taking place.

From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2021

A helicopter pilot worries whether his chopper is up to the chore of rescuing downed pilots; "beneath the bravado, he had misgiving about the primitive machine he was tasked to fly."

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2015

It looked like a children’s book, and he had his first pang of misgiving.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor