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Definition of Misgivings
1. Noun. (plural of misgiving) Doubt; hesitation; reluctance; worry; concern. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misgivings
1. misgiving [n] - See also: misgiving
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misgivings
Literary usage of Misgivings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1874)
"Misgivings. It was during the composition of Little Dorrit that I think he first
felt a certain strain upon his invention which brought with it other ..."
2. Report of the Proceedings by Church congress (1864)
"I have stated it as fairly and unreservedly as I possibly can; let me now proceed
to examine the several misgivings to which it may have given rise. ..."
3. Proceedings (1855)
"Am.« »nt"d derated office with serious misgivings. • » , л . feeling that it is
more to your kind partiality l{ev. .lohn J. M"Ore, San Francisco. ..."
4. The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler, Richard Alexander Streatfeild (1916)
"being ordained—not because he had any misgivings, but as a diversion. His mother,
however, thought she had settled all that, and he got no more out of her. ..."
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