misgiving
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5.9
- noun
- /ˌmɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ/
- She expressed her misgivings about the project's feasibility during the meeting.
- express misgivings
- serious misgivings
- few misgivings
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Watch on YouTubeSo the enthusiast in me has some serious misgivings about this move for the NAND storage industry.
- So the enthusiast in me has some serious misgivings about this move for the NAND storage industry.
- That makes zero sense, but let's leave aside my misgivings.
- If, if someone has absolutely no concerns or misgivings about extremely powerful psychedelics.
- I am open to ethical colleagues talking to me about their misgivings.
- The point is that that's associated with with with a union and integration and not misgivings and dismissiveness.
Examples
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It's just getting past your own misgivings about doing something new.
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I have some severe misgivings about the claims that get made in this kind of research.
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Now, I do have some misgivings about their water block design.
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I may have mentioned certain misgivings, in confidence.
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I know you have expressed misgivings about the steel business.
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Kelly related what became a lifetime of misgivings about network news.
Academic text (2017) -
But what I hope to see is that they begin to have misgivings about wanting the money.
Fiction book (1995) -
Holdt has had serious misgivings about the way he feels American Pictures has been received.
Academic text (2000) -
I think you're probably right that a lot of Europeans have deep misgivings about this.
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When the grandmother died ten years ago, the grandfather returned with misgivings to his ancestral village outside Paris.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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1.6
A feeling of not being sure about something
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2.7
A feeling of doubt about whether something is true
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4.8
A feeling of doubt that makes you hesitate to agree
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3.5
A feeling that someone or something cannot be relied on
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6.4
A feeling of not trusting people or plans much
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8.4
A feeling of doubt or unease about whether you are doing the right thing
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4.0
A feeling of not trusting someone or something
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4.4
A feeling of fear or worry that something bad may happen
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7.4
A feeling of worry or unease
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5.3
A short pause before doing or saying something because you feel unsure
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4.3
Short times when a person feels unsure about a choice or situation
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6.7
A feeling of doubt and worry about what will happen
A feeling of doubt or low confidence
A feeling of doubt or uncertainty about something
A feeling of not being sure about something
A feeling of not being sure or confident about something
A feeling of worry or fear about something that might happen
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Etymology
The word misgiving combines mis- ('wrong' or 'bad') and give, the everyday word 'give', so it paints a picture of a 'bad giving' — a small gift of doubt or worry. So, a misgiving is a feeling of doubt or worry about something.