misgive
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of misgive
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Dreadfully did my heart then misgive me: I was ready to faint.
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 by Samuel Richardson
Why does my heart misgive? & scalding tears, That should but mourn, now prophecy her loss?
From Proserpine and Midas by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
There was something in this reply, and the tone in which it was uttered, that made the baron's heart misgive him; but he rallied his forces and repeated his hospitable entreaties.
From Humorous Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough
As my time drew nearer, and there got to be talk of my having a new coat for the ceremony, my mind began to misgive me.
From The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
“Let us find Fleming and the baskets first,” I answered; for my mind began to misgive me about finding him as easily as we had expected.
From A Voyage round the World A book for boys by William Henry Giles Kingston
My heart misgave; a sudden fear struck me.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Mick's mind instantly misgave him that all was not right, so he stood out in the very middle of the road, and caught hold of Dan's bridle when he came up.
From Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland by T. Crofton Crocker
But under the vakula-tree the Brahman’s heart misgave him.
From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day
"Pray God it may be so!" said Stewart, in a low voice, but his heart misgave him.
From The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade by Burton Egbert Stevenson
He said he'd come again—he went—and my heart misgave me.
From The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Perhaps, for all he knew, it had misgiven her often, but she did not say so now.
From What Necessity Knows by Lily Dougall
And Sohrab, too, in his camp lauded the might of Rustem, and he said how the battle had been sore, and how his mind had misgiven him of the issue.
From Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People by Hamilton Wright Mabie
His heart had often misgiven him when he had thought of Caroline.
From The Young Duke by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
London had always sounded bleak and distant and terrible to her; and her heart had misgiven her at the idea of leaving her aunt.
From He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope
His mind had misgiven him all the while that things were not right with Lenz, but he had reasoned away his fears and been merry with his godson.
From Edelweiss A Story by Berthold Auerbach
Despite their misgiving, both Lancaster and Wilson publicly urged their colleagues to ratify the tentative agreement, saying that rejecting it wouldn’t lead to better outcomes.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
And it was my primary misgiving about the entire project, right?
From Salon ● May 29, 2022
The man, identified as Juror 20, was seated on the jury despite one misgiving: He was supposed to get married on May 1 in Florida, when deliberations could still be taking place.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2021
A helicopter pilot worries whether his chopper is up to the chore of rescuing downed pilots; "beneath the bravado, he had misgiving about the primitive machine he was tasked to fly."
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2015
With some vague misgiving that she might get upon the table then and there and die at once, the complete realisation of the ghastly waxwork at the Fair, I shrank under her touch.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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