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Misgive Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Misgive has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

suggest fear or doubt

"Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably"

2

(of the mind, heart, etc.) To give fear or doubt to; to make irresolute.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
worry
Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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