MISGIVE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected forms: misgave , misgiven

Meaning:

Suggest fear or doubt

Example:

Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "misgive" is one way to...):

vex; worry (disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

misgiving (painful expectation)

misgiving (uneasiness about the fitness of an action)