English noun: misgiving | |||
1. | misgiving (feeling) uneasiness about the fitness of an action | ||
Synonyms | qualm, scruple | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anxiety | ||
2. | misgiving (cognition) painful expectation | ||
Synonyms | apprehension | ||
Broader (hypernym) | expectation, outlook, prospect | ||
3. | misgiving (cognition) doubt about someone's honesty | ||
Synonyms | distrust, mistrust, suspicion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty | ||