Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. {Misgave}; p. p. {Misgiven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misgiving}.] 1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] --Laud.
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.
So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts What may befall him, to his harm and ours. --Shak.
Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they had deserved. --Milton.
3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] --Shak.
misgiving \mis*giv"ing\, n. Evil premonition; doubt; distrust; a feeling of apprehension; -- used commonly in the plural. ``Suspicious and misgivings.'' --South.
But with all the praise, there was an undertone of misgiving.
A further misgiving is that she sees him as 'more of a banker than a dealer'. On the credit side, the shipowner Antonio could surely be converted into the man from Lloyd's.