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misgiving

[mis-giv-ing] / mɪsˈgɪv ɪŋ /


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Despite their misgiving, both Lancaster and Wilson publicly urged their colleagues to ratify the tentative agreement, saying that rejecting it wouldn’t lead to better outcomes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023

Her biggest misgiving is the hoodie-wearing persona that might appeal to the working class.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2022

And it was my primary misgiving about the entire project, right?

From Salon • May 29, 2022

Not long after, Bollard wrote a follow-up report on that funding, and he expressed one misgiving.

From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2016

“I should like to be,” said I, glancing at the slate as he held it; with a misgiving that the writing was rather hilly.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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