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- [mis-giv]
- /mɪsˈgɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mis-giv]
- /mɪsˈgɪv/
Definitions of misgive word
- verb with object misgive (of one's mind, heart, etc.) to give doubt or apprehension to. 1
- verb without object misgive to be apprehensive. 1
- noun misgive (of a person's mind or heart) fill (that person) with doubt, apprehension, or foreboding. 1
- verb misgive to make or be apprehensive or suspicious 0
- verb transitive misgive to cause fear, doubt, or suspicion in 0
- intransitive verb misgive to feel fear, doubt, suspicion, etc. 0
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Origin of misgive
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1505-15; mis-1 + give
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Parts of speech for Misgive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
misgive popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
misgive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for misgive
verb misgive
- hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- distrust — to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.
- suspect — to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
- impugn — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- vacillate — to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute: His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader.
Antonyms for misgive
verb misgive
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- rely — to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon): You can rely on her work.
- trust — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
verb transitive misgive
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
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