Misgiving

Full definition of misgiving

Noun

1. doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
• 1846-1848, Charles Dickens, S:Dombey and Son/Chapter 19, He could think of her being there, without a lurking misgiving that it would have been better if she had not come.
• 1900, Theodore Dreiser, S:Sister Carrie, In the night, or the gloomy chambers of the day, fears and misgivings wax strong, but out in the sunlight there is, for a time, cessation even of the terror of death.

Usage notes

Almost always used in the plural.

Synonyms

• doubt