misgiving

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

MISGIV'ING, participle present tense Filling with doubt or distrust; failing. MISGIV'ING, noun A failing of confidence; doubt; distrust. Doubts, suspicions and misgivings.
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