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misgivings

misgivings is the plural of misgiving.

Meaning of misgiving

Noun

misgiving (countable and uncountable, plural misgivings)

  1. Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
    • He could think of her being there, without a lurking misgiving that it would have been better if she had not come.1846-1848, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son
    Synonyms:
    doubt, apprehension

Questions about misgivings

What is misgivings the plural of?
Misgivings is the plural of misgiving.

Words near misgivings in the dictionary

  1. misgive
  2. misgiven
  3. misgives
  4. misgiving
  5. misgivingly
  6. misgivings
  7. misgloss
  8. misglossed
  9. misglosses
  10. misglossing
  11. misglue

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