misgive
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of misgive
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At times, her heart would misgive her, lest Walpurga should not be able to hold out to the end.
From On the Heights A Novel by Berthold Auerbach
That would be briefer and better—and perhaps Leo's heart would misgive him—perhaps . . . but in any case, anything must be better than this suspense.
From A Bride of the Plains by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
"Only by sight, but she's a sweet appearin' woman, and I wouldn't ask nothin' better 'n to see more of her," said Mrs. Wilkins, warmly, fearing Christie's heart might misgive her.
From Work: a Story of Experience by Louisa May Alcott
He searched the air like Nisus the forest in his quest of Euryalus, and his mind began to misgive him.
From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Louise Morgan Sill
Why misgive, And force on ills you fear!
From The Dynasts by Thomas Hardy
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
“Only heat-drops,” said Geoffrey, but his mind misgave him.
From Greene Ferne Farm by Richard Jefferies
"I hope so," Stewart agreed; but his heart misgave him as he looked at these marching men, sweeping on endlessly, irresistibly, in a torrent which seemed powerful enough to engulf everything in its path.
From The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade by Burton Egbert Stevenson
She was a woman now, examining her weapons for battle, and her courage misgave her as she saw her reflection.
From Poppy The Story of a South African Girl by Cynthia Stockley
Oh, my heart misgave me when he used so many vows and protestations last night that he would not have Pharold put in danger for the world.
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
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
And yet it would have misgiven him more had he allowed himself to be entrapped by Miss Dawkins.
From An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids by Anthony Trollope
He told me his heart had misgiven him sadly.
From The Monikins by James Fenimore Cooper
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 own mind had long misgiven him on the lawfulness of his marriage.
From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by J.A. Froude
But I had no such misgiving at the Ahmanson, whether because of some slight editing or perhaps just a smoother handling of the setup moments.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
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
He seems to have understood everything from varieties of sword to species of misgiving.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021
The lightning bolt stopped just short of hitting him, as if it had picked up the barest whiff of Aru’s misgiving.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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