misgiving

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

The lightning bolt stopped just short of hitting him, as if it had picked up the barest whiff of Aru’s misgiving.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

But many women who have become first lady of California and the nation have expressed misgivings about taking on such a role.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Despite these misgivings, she's looking forward to working as a software engineer at a tech startup in nearby San Francisco.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Even some within the ATF had misgivings, worrying that the policy would strain the agency’s relations with law-abiding dealers and make them less likely to offer alerts on suspicious behavior by buyers.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

The district court judge had no discretion to impose a lesser sentence, though he maintained misgivings about the prosecution’s evidence.

From Slate ● May 29, 2026

Despite such misgivings, one can see, squinting a little, the outlines of an emerging theory.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann