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misgiving definition

mis·giv·ing (-giv′iŋ)

noun

a disturbed feeling of fear, doubt, apprehension, etc.: usually used in pl.

Etymology: see misgive

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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