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What does misgive mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word misgive? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive, archaic) (of the mind, heart, etc.) To give fear or doubt to; to make irresolute.
  2. (transitive, archaic) To suspect; to dread.
  3. (transitive, archaic) To give wrongly; to give or grant amiss.
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It was rather discouraging, wearisome work, and Billy's heart began to misgive him as one after another refused his request.
Yet far from welcoming an effort to provide Europe with a nascent expeditionary capability, he may misgive it.
As my time drew nearer, and there got to be talk of my having a new coat for the ceremony, my mind began to misgive me.
So that when I heard his heavy footstep advancing along the passage my heart did misgive me, and I felt that I was trembling.
He searched the air like Nisus the forest in his quest of Euryalus, and his mind began to misgive him.

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