“Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably”
Word Forms
scrupulous
adjective
having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
scruple
verb
have doubts about
misgive
verb
suggest fear or doubt
apprehend
verb
anticipate with dread or anxiety
mistrust
verb
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
distrust
verb
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
suspicious
adjective
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
suspect
verb
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
misgiving
noun
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Bedenken
Unbehagen über die Eignung einer Handlung
🇫🇷French
crainte
malaise quant à la pertinence d'une action
🇪🇸Spanish
recelo
inquietud sobre la idoneidad de una acción
🇮🇹Italian
dubbio
disagio riguardo all’idoneità di un’azione
🇳🇱Dutch
twijfel
onbehagen over de geschiktheid van een actie
🇵🇹Portuguese
desconfiança
inquietação sobre a adequação de uma ação
🇷🇺Russian
опасения
беспокойство по поводу целесообразности действия
India
🇮🇳Hindi
संदेह
किसी कार्य की उपयुक्तता के बारे में बेचैनी
🇧🇩Bengali
ভুল ধারণা
একটি কর্মের ফিটনেস সম্পর্কে অস্বস্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
தவறான எண்ணம்
ஒரு செயலின் தகுதி பற்றிய கவலை
🇮🇳Telugu
అపోహ పడుతున్నారు
చర్య యొక్క ఫిట్నెస్ గురించి అసౌకర్యం
🇮🇳Marathi
गैरसमज
कृतीच्या फिटनेसबद्दल अस्वस्थता
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગેરસમજ
ક્રિયાની ફિટનેસ વિશે અસ્વસ્થતા
🇮🇳Kannada
ತಪ್ಪು ಕಲ್ಪನೆ
ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ಫಿಟ್ನೆಸ್ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅಸಮಾಧಾನ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തെറ്റിദ്ധരിപ്പിക്കുന്നു
ഒരു പ്രവർത്തനത്തിൻ്റെ ഫിറ്റ്നസ് സംബന്ധിച്ച അസ്വസ്ഥത
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਭੁਲੇਖਾ ਪਾਉਣਾ
ਕਿਸੇ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਦੀ ਤੰਦਰੁਸਤੀ ਬਾਰੇ ਬੇਚੈਨੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
بدگمانی
ایکشن کی فٹنس کے بارے میں بے چینی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
疑虑
对某个动作是否合适感到不安
🇯🇵Japanese
不安な
行動が適切であるかどうかについての不安
🇰🇷Korean
의심
행동의 적합성에 대한 불안감
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự lo lắng
sự lo lắng về tính phù hợp của một hành động
🇹🇭Thai
เข้าใจผิด
ความไม่สบายใจเกี่ยวกับความเหมาะสมของการกระทำ
🇮🇩Indonesian
perasaan waswas
kegelisahan tentang kesesuaian suatu tindakan
🇵🇭Filipino
nagdadalamhati
pagkabalisa tungkol sa kaangkupan ng isang aksyon
🇲🇾Malay
was-was
keresahan tentang kesesuaian sesuatu tindakan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
متشكك
عدم الارتياح بشأن مدى ملاءمة الإجراء
🇮🇷Persian
بدبین
ناراحتی در مورد تناسب یک عمل
🇹🇷Turkish
şüphe
Bir eylemin uygunluğu konusunda rahatsızlık
🇮🇱Hebrew
חֲשָׁשׁ
אי נוחות לגבי כשירות הפעולה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'misgiving'?
The primary meaning of 'misgiving' is 'uneasiness about the fitness of an action'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'misgiving' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'misgiving' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'misgiving' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'misgiving' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'misgiving' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'misgiving' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'misgiving' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Neutral
Gloomy
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Which age group is most likely to use 'misgiving' in regular conversations?
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Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
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How likely are you to use 'misgiving' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'misgiving' as formal, casual, or slang?
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