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.
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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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Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
Gardens of Stone gets an extraordinary performance from James Caan as a career military man who can’t hide his misgivings about the war, and Caan shares a wonderfully salty camaraderie with James Earl Jones as his old Korean War buddy and steadfast superior.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Advertisement But the Harris campaign agreed to appear on Fox News in an effort to reach undecided voters who have misgivings about Trump.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Yet there are times when that surrender comes with misgivings attached.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Misgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misgiving. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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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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