Thesaurus: misgive

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1. v. t. To give or grant amiss.
2. v. t. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and followed by the objective personal pronoun.
3. v. t. To suspect; to dread.
4. v. i. To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute.
5. v. suggest fear or doubt
6. To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful orirresolute. "My mind misgives." Shak.
7. v. suggest fear or doubt