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Associations to the word «Misgive»

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Wiktionary

MISGIVE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) to give fear or doubt to; to make irresolute

MISGIVE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To suspect; to dread.

MISGIVE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To give wrongly; to give or grant amiss.

Dictionary definition

MISGIVE, verb. Suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably".

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.

Mark Twain