misgive

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

misgive
    v 1: suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had
         acted inexcusably"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. {Misgave}; p. p. {Misgiven}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Misgiving}.]
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   1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] --Laud.
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   2. 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.
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            So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts
            What may befall him, to his harm and ours. --Shak.
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            Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they
            had deserved.                         --Milton.
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   3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] --Shak.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. i.
   To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or
   irresolute. "My mind misgives." --Shak.
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