'Misgive' definitions:
Definition of 'misgive'
From: WordNet
verb
Suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably"
Definition of 'Misgive'
From: GCIDE
- Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. Misgave; p. p. Misgiven; p. pr. & vb. n. Misgiving.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] --Laud. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and followed by the objective personal pronoun. [1913 Webster]
- So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts What may befall him, to his harm and ours. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they had deserved. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Misgive'
From: GCIDE
- Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. i. To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute. "My mind misgives." --Shak. [1913 Webster]