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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

McHugh said his only misgiving would be if the primary motivation by TB12 is to “create revenue streams for the company, as opposed to getting kids more engaged in physical education.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2022

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

From Salon • May 29, 2022

Milo nodded with spurious vim to indicate he still understood and then sat silent, ruminating gravely with troubled misgiving.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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