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# misgiving

noun (misgivings)

«misgiving» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A misgiving is a worry or doubt that something will go wrong, or that a plan is not a good idea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misgiving/#m1)

### In the lessons

a character's feeling of unease before a risky step; in tales it often warns the reader that trouble is coming

### Examples

- She had misgivings about the dark forest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misgiving/#x1)
- He felt some misgiving as the boat left the shore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misgiving/#x2)
- I have no misgivings about the trip; it will be fun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misgiving/#x3)
- Her misgivings grew when the road turned to mud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misgiving/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «misgiving» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misgiving/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«misgiving» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misgiving.html) on Mova free.