Misgive

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. {Misgave}; p. p. {Misgiven}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Misgiving}.]
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     1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] --Laud.
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     2. 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.
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              So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts
              What may befall him, to his harm and ours. --Shak.
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              Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they
              had deserved.                         --Milton.
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     3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. i.
     To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or
     irresolute. "My mind misgives." --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  misgive
       v : suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had
           acted inexcusably"
       [also: {misgiven}, {misgave}]