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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. suggest fear or doubt;
- Example: "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. Misgave; p. p. Misgiven; p. pr. & vb. n. Misgiving.] [1913 Webster] 1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] --Laud. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and followed by the objective personal pronoun. [1913 Webster] So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts What may befall him, to his harm and ours. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they had deserved. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. i. To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute. "My mind misgives." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

misgive v 1: suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably"