- misgiving (n.)
[misgiving 词源字典]
- c. 1600, "feeling of mistrust or sudden apprehension," verbal noun from misgive "cause to feel doubt" (1510s), usually said of one's heart or mind, from mis- (1) + give (v.) in its secondary Middle English sense of "suggest." Related: Misgivings.[misgiving etymology, misgiving origin, 英语词源]