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misgiving

nounCommon GRE wordMore M words

a feeling of doubt or uneasiness about something

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Misgiving in a sentence

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Despite her misgivings, she signed the contract.

Synonyms
doubtqualmreservationapprehension
Antonyms
confidenceassurance

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Far from being the revolutionary thinker his admirers claimed, the philosopher was in fact quite blank, defending the traditional doctrines of his teachers without challenge.

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Misgiving (noun) means a feeling of doubt or uneasiness about something
Here is misgiving used in an example sentence: "Despite her misgivings, she signed the contract."
Common synonyms for misgiving include doubt, qualm, reservation, apprehension.
Antonyms of misgiving include confidence, assurance.
Misgiving is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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