資料來源 : pyDict
疑惑;擔憂;焦慮
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. {Misgave}; p. p. {Misgiven}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Misgiving}.]
1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] --Laud.
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. [Obs.] --Shak.
Misgiving \Mis*giv"ing\, n.
Evil premonition; doubt; distrust. ``Suspicious and
misgivings.'' --South.
資料來源 : WordNet®
misgiving
n 1: uneasiness about the fitness of an action [syn: {scruple}, {qualm}]
2: painful expectation [syn: {apprehension}]
3: doubt about someone's honesty [syn: {mistrust}, {distrust},
{suspicion}]