Misgive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

suggest fear or doubt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɪsɡˈɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/mɪsɡˈɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɪsɡˈɪv/

2 syllables Say it as /mɪsɡˈɪv/.

Examples

Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably

Parts of Speech

verb	suggest fear or doubt “Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably”

Word Forms

misgiving

noun

uneasiness about the fitness of an action

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bedenken

suggerieren Angst oder Zweifel

🇫🇷French

se méfier

suggérer une peur ou un doute

🇪🇸Spanish

hacer recelar

sugerir miedo o duda

🇮🇹Italian

perplessità

suggerire paura o dubbio

🇳🇱Dutch

voorgevoelen inboezemen

duiden op angst of twijfel

🇵🇹Portuguese

causar apreensões

sugerir medo ou dúvida

🇷🇺Russian

опасаться

внушать страх или сомнение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ग़लत बताना

डर या संदेह का सुझाव दें

🇧🇩Bengali

ভুল করা

ভয় বা সন্দেহের পরামর্শ দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறாக கொடுக்க

பயம் அல்லது சந்தேகத்தை பரிந்துரைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పుగా ఇవ్వండి

భయం లేదా సందేహాన్ని సూచించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

चुकीचा संदेश देणे

भीती किंवा शंका सुचवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેરસમજ

ભય અથવા શંકા સૂચવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಕೊಡು

ಭಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅನುಮಾನವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റിദ്ധരിപ്പിക്കുക

ഭയമോ സംശയമോ നിർദ്ദേശിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੁਲੇਖਾ ਦੇਣਾ

ਡਰ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ੱਕ ਦਾ ਸੁਝਾਅ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدگمانی

خوف یا شک کی تجویز کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

疑虑

暗示恐惧或怀疑

🇯🇵Japanese

心配する

恐怖や疑いを示唆する

🇰🇷Korean

미안하다

두려움이나 의심을 암시하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghi

gợi ý sợ hãi hoặc nghi ngờ

🇹🇭Thai

เข้าใจผิด

บ่งบอกถึงความกลัวหรือความสงสัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyebabkan perasaan kuatir

menunjukkan ketakutan atau keraguan

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-aalinlangan

magmungkahi ng takot o pagdududa

🇲🇾Malay

was-was

mencadangkan ketakutan atau keraguan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يخطئ

توحي بالخوف أو الشك

🇮🇷Persian

بد دادن

ترس یا شک را نشان می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

kuşkulandırmak

korku veya şüphe önermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לטעות

להציע פחד או ספק

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What is the primary definition of the word 'misgive'?

The primary meaning of 'misgive' is 'suggest fear or doubt'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'misgive' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'misgive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'misgive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'misgive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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