misgive

That seems hard; and your heart will misgive you.

From The Land of Footprints by Stewart Edward White

As my time drew nearer, and there got to be talk of my having a new coat for the ceremony, my mind began to misgive me.

From The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts, What may befall him to his harm and ours.--SHAKESPEARE.

From The Herd Boy and His Hermit by Charlotte Mary Yonge

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

At times, her heart would misgive her, lest Walpurga should not be able to hold out to the end.

From On the Heights A Novel by Berthold Auerbach

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

Mick's mind instantly misgave him that all was not right, so he stood out in the very middle of the road, and caught hold of Dan's bridle when he came up.

From Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland by T. Crofton Crocker

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

For at the sound of her brother’s voice, Miss Jean’s heart misgave her.

From The Twa Miss Dawsons by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson

It was not alone on the score of an unpleasant moment with the donor that his mind misgave him.

From The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier by Bertram Mitford

He told me his heart had misgiven him sadly.

From The Monikins by James Fenimore Cooper

And yet it would have misgiven him more had he allowed himself to be entrapped by Miss Dawkins.

From An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids by Anthony Trollope

Laura dear, my heart has misgiven me from the first.

From Blind Policy by George Manville Fenn

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

His mind had misgiven him all the while that things were not right with Lenz, but he had reasoned away his fears and been merry with his godson.

From Edelweiss A Story by Berthold Auerbach

But I had no such misgiving at the Ahmanson, whether because of some slight editing or perhaps just a smoother handling of the setup moments.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025

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

Milo nodded with spurious vim to indicate he still understood and then sat silent, ruminating gravely with troubled misgiving.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller