misgiving
/miss-GIV-ing/nouna feeling of doubt or apprehension about something
“She signed the lease despite a nagging misgiving about the landlord.”
- Synonyms
- doubt, qualm, reservation
- Antonyms
- confidence, assurance
- Root
- mis- (wrongly)
- Memory hook
- mis (wrong) + giving: your gut giving a wrong-feeling signal.
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