misgiving
21misgiving — n. Doubt, distrust, suspicion, want of confidence, hesitation …
22misgiving — noun we finally gave our consent to the marriage, but we still had misgivings Syn: qualm, doubt, reservation; suspicion; (misgivings) distrust, mistrust, lack of confidence, second thoughts; trepidation, skepticism, unease, uneasiness, anxiety,… …
23misgiving — n doubt, question, hesitation, uncertainty, qualm, scruple; suspicion, mistrust, distrust, Sl. bad vibes; uneasiness, apprehensiveness, Inf. butterflies, nervousness, queasiness, Sl. heebie jeebies, the jitters, Sl. the willies, Sl. the creeps;… …
24misgiving — [ˌmɪsˈgɪvɪŋ] noun [C/U] a feeling of doubt about whether something is right or will have a good result Richard expressed grave misgivings about the deal.[/ex] …
25misgiving — mis•giv•ing [[t]mɪsˈgɪv ɪŋ[/t]] n. Often, misgivings. a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension • Etymology: 1595–1605 mis•giv′ing•ly, adv …
26misgiving — /mɪsˈgɪvɪŋ / (say mis giving) noun a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension …
27misgiving — n. (usu. in pl.) a feeling of mistrust or apprehension …
28qualm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. twinge, pang, throe; misgiving, compunction, uneasiness, remorse. See fear, penitence. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Doubt] Syn. scruple, misgiving, doubt, compunction, reservation, uneasiness, apprehension …
29doubt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Indecision Nouns 1. doubt, dubiousness, dubiety; unbelief, skepticism, pyrrhonism, disbelief; agnosticism, irreligion; incredulity, discredit; credibility gap, image spill. See improbability, dejection.… …
30apprehension — 1 arrest, detention, attachment (see under ARREST vb) Analogous words: seizing or seizure, taking (see corresponding verbs at TAKE): capturing or capture, catching (see corresponding verbs at CATCH) Contrasted words: releasing or release,… …
