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misgiving

mis·gi·ving

UK/mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ/ US/mɪˈsɡɪvɪŋ/ fairly common

noun

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Origin

From misgive, from mis- + give, from Middle English give (“suggest, given”). Compare given and what gives.

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