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Definition of Misgive
1. Verb. Suggest fear or doubt. "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably"
Definition of Misgive
1. v. t. To give or grant amiss.
2. v. i. To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute.
Definition of Misgive
1. Verb. (transitive archaic) to give fear or doubt to ¹
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Definition of Misgive
1. to make doubtful or fearful [v -GAVE, -GIVEN, -GIVING, -GIVES]
Medical Definition of Misgive
1. 1. To give or grant amiss. 2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make irresolute; usually said of the mind or heart, and followed by the objective personal pronoun. "So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts What may befall him, to his harm and ours." (Shak) "Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they had deserved." (Milton) 3. To suspect; to dread. Origin: Misgave; Misgiven; Misgiving. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misgive
Literary usage of Misgive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"To misgive. misfit (mis-fit' ),H. [Omis-1 + fi&,n.] A wrong or bad fit; ....
Plan» misgive aud prospects lour and look dreary on every side of me. ..."
2. The Satapatha-brâhmana: According to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School by Julius Eggeling (1900)
"But if his heart should at all misgive him, let him prepare a cake on eight ...
But if his heart should at all misgive him, let him prepare a cake on eight ..."
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