misgive.
Of the mind, heart, etc.: to give fear or doubt to; to make irresolute.
Meaning & usage
Of the mind, heart, etc.: to give fear or doubt to; to make irresolute.
To suspect; to dread.
To give wrongly; to give or grant amiss.
Where this word comes from
from mis- + give, from Middle English give (“suggest, give”). Compare given and what gives.
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