mis·give (mĭs-gĭv′) tr.v. mis·gave (-gāv′) ,
mis·giv·en (-gĭv′ən) ,
mis·giv·ing ,
mis·gives To arouse suspicion or apprehension in: "My mind misgave me for the fool I was" (Daphne Du Maurier).
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misgive (mɪsˈɡɪv ) vb ,
-gives ,
-giving ,
-gave or -given to make or be apprehensive or suspicious
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mis•give (mɪsˈgɪv) v. -gave, -giv•en, -giv•ing. v.t. 1. to cause doubt or fear in.
v.i. 2. to be apprehensive.
[1505–15]
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misgive Past participle: misgivenGerund: misgivingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I misgive you misgive he/she/it misgives we misgive you misgive they misgive
Preterite I misgave you misgave he/she/it misgave we misgave you misgave they misgave
Present Continuous I am misgiving you are misgiving he/she/it is misgiving we are misgiving you are misgiving they are misgiving
Present Perfect I have misgiven you have misgiven he/she/it has misgiven we have misgiven you have misgiven they have misgiven
Past Continuous I was misgiving you were misgiving he/she/it was misgiving we were misgiving you were misgiving they were misgiving
Past Perfect I had misgiven you had misgiven he/she/it had misgiven we had misgiven you had misgiven they had misgiven
Future I will misgive you will misgive he/she/it will misgive we will misgive you will misgive they will misgive
Future Perfect I will have misgiven you will have misgiven he/she/it will have misgiven we will have misgiven you will have misgiven they will have misgiven
Future Continuous I will be misgiving you will be misgiving he/she/it will be misgiving we will be misgiving you will be misgiving they will be misgiving
Present Perfect Continuous I have been misgiving you have been misgiving he/she/it has been misgiving we have been misgiving you have been misgiving they have been misgiving
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been misgiving you will have been misgiving he/she/it will have been misgiving we will have been misgiving you will have been misgiving they will have been misgiving
Past Perfect Continuous I had been misgiving you had been misgiving he/she/it had been misgiving we had been misgiving you had been misgiving they had been misgiving
Conditional I would misgive you would misgive he/she/it would misgive we would misgive you would misgive they would misgive
Past Conditional I would have misgiven you would have misgiven he/she/it would have misgiven we would have misgiven you would have misgiven they would have misgiven
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. misgive - suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably"vex ,
worry - disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
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