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English noun: misgiving

1. misgiving (feeling) uneasiness about the fitness of an action


Synonymsqualm, scruple


Broader (hypernym)anxiety

2. misgiving (cognition) painful expectation


Synonymsapprehension


Broader (hypernym)expectation, outlook, prospect

3. misgiving (cognition) doubt about someone's honesty


Synonymsdistrust, mistrust, suspicion


Broader (hypernym)doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty









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