misgive

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mɪsˈɡɪv/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mis giv′)

Inflections of 'misgive' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
misgives
v 3rd person singular
misgiving
v pres p
misgave
v past
misgiven
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mis•give  (mis giv′),USA pronunciation v., -gave, -giv•en, -giv•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. (of one's mind, heart, etc.) to give doubt or apprehension to.

v.i. 
  1. to be apprehensive.
  • mis-1 + give 1505–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
misgive / mɪsˈɡɪv/ ( -gives, -giving, -gave, -given)
  1. to make or be apprehensive or suspicious
'misgive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
misgiving

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