misgive

mis·give

M0335900 (mĭs-gĭv′)tr.v. mis·gave (-gāv′), mis·giv·en (-gĭv′ən), mis·giv·ing, mis·gives To arouse suspicion or apprehension in: "My mind misgave me for the fool I was" (Daphne Du Maurier).

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[mis- + give, to suggest (obsolete).]

misgive

(mɪsˈɡɪv) vb, -gives, -giving, -gave or -givento make or be apprehensive or suspicious

mis•give

(mɪsˈgɪv)

v. -gave, -giv•en, -giv•ing. v.t. 1. to cause doubt or fear in. v.i. 2. to be apprehensive. [1505–15]

misgive

Past participle: misgiven
Gerund: misgiving

Imperative
misgive
misgive

Present
I misgive
you misgive
he/she/it misgives
we misgive
you misgive
they misgive

Preterite
I misgave
you misgave
he/she/it misgave
we misgave
you misgave
they misgave

Present Continuous
I am misgiving
you are misgiving
he/she/it is misgiving
we are misgiving
you are misgiving
they are misgiving

Present Perfect
I have misgiven
you have misgiven
he/she/it has misgiven
we have misgiven
you have misgiven
they have misgiven

Past Continuous
I was misgiving
you were misgiving
he/she/it was misgiving
we were misgiving
you were misgiving
they were misgiving

Past Perfect
I had misgiven
you had misgiven
he/she/it had misgiven
we had misgiven
you had misgiven
they had misgiven

Future
I will misgive
you will misgive
he/she/it will misgive
we will misgive
you will misgive
they will misgive

Future Perfect
I will have misgiven
you will have misgiven
he/she/it will have misgiven
we will have misgiven
you will have misgiven
they will have misgiven

Future Continuous
I will be misgiving
you will be misgiving
he/she/it will be misgiving
we will be misgiving
you will be misgiving
they will be misgiving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been misgiving
you have been misgiving
he/she/it has been misgiving
we have been misgiving
you have been misgiving
they have been misgiving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been misgiving
you will have been misgiving
he/she/it will have been misgiving
we will have been misgiving
you will have been misgiving
they will have been misgiving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been misgiving
you had been misgiving
he/she/it had been misgiving
we had been misgiving
you had been misgiving
they had been misgiving

Conditional
I would misgive
you would misgive
he/she/it would misgive
we would misgive
you would misgive
they would misgive

Past Conditional
I would have misgiven
you would have misgiven
he/she/it would have misgiven
we would have misgiven
you would have misgiven
they would have misgiven

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

misgive - suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably"vex, worry - disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"