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misgiving

[mis-giv-ing] / mɪsˈgɪv ɪŋ /


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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

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

From Salon • May 29, 2022

He seems to have understood everything from varieties of sword to species of misgiving.

From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2021

“I should like to be,” said I, glancing at the slate as he held it; with a misgiving that the writing was rather hilly.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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