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noun
Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
doubt about someone's honesty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mistrust, distrust, suspicion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness
noun
painful expectation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: apprehension
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expectation, outlook, prospect
noun
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: scruple, qualm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anxiety
History
From misgive, from mis- + give, from Middle English give (“suggest, given”). Compare given and what gives.
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
