misgiving
noun
mis·giv·ing
ˌmis-ˈgi-viŋ 
: a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
Many people have expressed misgivings about his ability to do the job.
Examples of misgiving in a Sentence
I felt some misgiving about his ability to do the job.
They regarded the plan with misgiving.
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Young looked sharp throughout the summer, but his brief preseason misgivings carried over to the regular-season opener.
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Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Some House Republicans are expressing similar misgivings with the direction the country is headed, warning that Kennedy’s ascension to the top of the HHS threatens to undermine a decades-old trust in vaccines that experts say have saved countless lives.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
A little kitten in Philadelphia is a fierce ball of light despite some early misgivings with a couple of his legs.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Some viewers will be fully immersed in the horror and despair of the moment, while others may have greater misgivings regarding Ben Hania’s layering of tearjerker tactics over material that hardly requires extra emotional amplification.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Some House Republicans are expressing similar misgivings with the direction the country is headed, warning that Kennedy’s ascension to the top of the HHS threatens to undermine a decades-old trust in vaccines that experts say have saved countless lives.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
A little kitten in Philadelphia is a fierce ball of light despite some early misgivings with a couple of his legs.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Some viewers will be fully immersed in the horror and despair of the moment, while others may have greater misgivings regarding Ben Hania’s layering of tearjerker tactics over material that hardly requires extra emotional amplification.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Misgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misgiving. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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misgiving
noun
mis·giv·ing
(ˈ)mis-ˈgiv-iŋ
: a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
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