misgive

Definition of Misgive in English :

1. misgive

suggest fear or doubt

Example Sentences:
'Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Misgive

verb -gives, -giving, -gave or -given

to make or be apprehensive or suspicious

verb transitiveWord forms: misˈgave, misˈgiven, misˈgiving

1.

to cause fear, doubt, or suspicion in

said usually of the heart, mind, conscience, etc.

his heart misgave him

verb intransitive

2.

to feel fear, doubt, suspicion, etc.

tr.v. mis·gave (-gāv), mis·giv·en (-gĭvən), mis·giv·ing, mis·gives

To arouse suspicion or apprehension in: "My mind misgave me for the fool I was" (Daphne Du Maurier).