misgiving

«misgiving» in Mova's school dictionary: a worry or doubt that something will go wrong, or that a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (misgivings)

meaning for a pupil

A misgiving is a worry or doubt that something will go wrong, or that a plan is not a good idea. tree →

sense in the lessons

a character's feeling of unease before a risky step; in tales it often warns the reader that trouble is coming

examples

• She had misgivings about the dark forest. tree →
• He felt some misgiving as the boat left the shore. tree →
• I have no misgivings about the trip; it will be fun. tree →
• Her misgivings grew when the road turned to mud. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «misgiving» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.