misgive

misgive is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To give or grant amiss. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To give or grant amiss.
2. transitive verb. 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.
3. transitive verb. To suspect; to dread.
4. intransitive verb. To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute.
5. verb. suggest fear or doubt

   "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably"

Common word forms

misgives, misgiving

Words from these letters

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