Misgiving, n.
Evil premonition; doubt; distrust. "Suspicious and misgivings." South.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for misgiving; he lists it under alarm, anxiety, doubt, fear.
Where he writes about it:
Apprehension, disquietude, dread, misgiving, and solicitude are in anticipation of danger; consternation, dismay, and terror are overwhelming fear, generally in the actual presence of that which is terrible, though these words also may have an anticipative force. — from alarm
Misgiving is ordinarily in regard to the outcome of something already done or decided; hesitation, indecision, and irresolution have reference to something that remains to be decided or done, and are due oftener to infirmity of will than to lack of knowledge. — from doubt
Synonyms
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