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as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
I had misgivings about the alleged victim's story, but I was afraid to speak up
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as in qualm
an uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do
he was filled with misgivings about committing himself to such a huge loan
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as in dread
suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune
overcome by a sudden misgiving upon seeing the creepy old mansion
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as in troublesome
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Recent Examples of misgiving
David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Kennedy was appointed head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) despite misgivings among others about his recorded views on vaccines.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The misgivings of the WCC aren’t abated by SMC’s non-conference schedule either.
—Brett Koremenos, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
With rapid advances toward artificial general intelligence over the past few years, industry leaders and scientists have expressed similar misgivings about safety.
—Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Mickey is the most exaggerated example of the have nots imaginable; his life has been deemed meaningless by the upper-crust owners of the ship and their staff, who have no misgivings about using him as their sentient crash-test dummy.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Kennedy was appointed head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) despite misgivings among others about his recorded views on vaccines.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The misgivings of the WCC aren’t abated by SMC’s non-conference schedule either.
—Brett Koremenos, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
With rapid advances toward artificial general intelligence over the past few years, industry leaders and scientists have expressed similar misgivings about safety.
—Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misgiving
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There is no doubt that not having to play the next day has its benefits.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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There is no doubt about Arsenal’s effectiveness on attacking corners, but even after the returns of Havertz and Gabriel, there will be areas to improve on the defensive side.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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No such qualms concern the rotating infotainment display.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2025
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No qualms about booting goal-kicks upfield, aiming for Dominic Solanke and Richarlison up front.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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At night, the power was often cut, and guards would scream threats into the darkness, heightening dread and disorientation.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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Anxiety is a feeling of fear and dread, often triggered by stressful situations, uncertainty, and perceived threats.12 People whose anxiety does not go away or gets worse over time may have an anxiety disorder.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
19 May 2025
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More lastingly troublesome is the general blindness to anything but race in her work.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Teladoc’s BetterHelp mental health unit has been a particularly troublesome business as paying users dropped off in the years following the pandemic.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
5 May 2025
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The idea that some demonstrators were being compensated sparked wider skepticism.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
20 May 2025
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Ziff, in spite of some family skepticism toward Margouleff and his scheme, agreed.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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With Republicans going it alone, over the objections of Democrats in the House and Senate critical of the tax package as a giveaway to the rich that will hurt Americans who depend on federal services, leaders will need almost every Republican on board.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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It was never sold in the U.S. thanks to the unwavering objections of a resolute reviewer at the FDA named Frances Oldham Kelsey.—
David Armstrong,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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The letter is a sign of growing ties between religious and AI safety groups, which share some of the same worries.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
21 May 2025
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But for Americans on the Gulf or Atlantic coasts, the daily weather forecast always comes with a constant thrum of worry — any small disturbance in the Atlantic has the potential to evolve into a major storm.—
Sabrina B. Valenti,
Sun Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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And then, as if Canadians needed more reminders, his closing statement was blunt, foreboding and all about the American threat.—
Paula Newton,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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In the larger context of the global climate crisis, this image of a plane suspended between sky and water becomes a foreboding symbol.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Misgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misgiving. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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