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1 misgiving
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2 misgiving
nounBedenken Pl.; Zweifel, der* * *[mis'ɡiviŋ]((especially in plural) (a feeling of) fear or doubt.) die Befürchtung* * *mis·giv·ing[mɪsˈgɪvɪŋ]nto express \misgivings Befürchtungen [o Bedenken] äußern2. no pl ungutes Gefühla certain amount of \misgiving ein etwas ungutes Gefühlto be filled with \misgiving böse [o dunkle] Ahnungen haben* * *[mIs'gIvɪŋ]nBedenken plI had (certain) misgivings about the scheme — bei dem Vorhaben war mir nicht ganz wohl
I had (certain) misgivings about lending him the money — bei dem Gedanken, ihm das Geld zu leihen, war mir nicht ganz wohl
* * *with misgiving zweifelnd;have some misgivings seine Zweifel haben;she had some misgivings about lending him the money ihr war nicht wohl bei dem Gedanken, ihm das Geld zu leihen;* * *nounBedenken Pl.; Zweifel, der* * *n.Befürchtung f. -
3 misgiving
mis·giv·ing [mɪsʼgɪvɪŋ] nto express \misgivings Befürchtungen [o Bedenken] äußern2) no pl ungutes Gefühl;a certain amount of \misgiving ein etwas ungutes Gefühl;to be filled with \misgiving böse [o dunkle] Ahnungen haben -
4 qualm
noun1) (sudden misgiving) ungutes Gefühl2) (scruple) Bedenken, das; (meist Pl.) (over, about gegen)he had no qualms about borrowing money — er hatte keine Bedenken, sich (Dat.) Geld zu leihen
* * *(a feeling of uncertainty about whether one is doing right: She had no qualms about reporting her husband's crime to the police.) das Bedenken* * *[kwɑ:m]n1. (doubt)to feel [no] [or have] \qualms [about doing sth] [keine] Bedenken [o Skrupel] haben [etw zu tun]2. (uneasiness) ungutes [o unangenehmes] Gefühlwithout the slightest \qualm ohne die geringsten [o jeden] Skrupel4. (feeling of sickness) [plötzliche] Übelkeit, [plötzliches] Unwohlsein* * *[kwAːm]n1) (= doubt, scruple) Skrupel m, Bedenken ntI would feel or have no qualms about killing that dog — ich würde keine Bedenken or Skrupel haben, den Hund zu töten
2) (= misgiving) Bedenken nt3) (old: nausea) Übelkeit f* * *1. Übelkeit(sgefühl) f(n)qualms of conscience Gewissensbisse;* * *noun1) (sudden misgiving) ungutes Gefühl2) (scruple) Bedenken, das; (meist Pl.) (over, about gegen)he had no qualms about borrowing money — er hatte keine Bedenken, sich (Dat.) Geld zu leihen
См. также в других словарях:
misgiving — misgiving; un·misgiving; … English syllables
misgiving — mis*giv ing, n. Evil premonition; doubt; distrust; a feeling of apprehension; used commonly in the plural. Suspicious and misgivings. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misgiving — I noun anxietude, anxiety, anxious concern, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, concern, critical attitude, disquiet, distrust, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, fear, fearfulness, forbodement, foreboding, gaingiving, hesitation, inquietude … Law dictionary
misgiving — (n.) c.1600, feeling of mistrust or sudden apprehension, from misgive cause to feel doubt (1510s), usually said of one s heart or mind, from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + GIVE (Cf. give) in its Middle English sense of suggest. Related: Misgivings … Etymology dictionary
misgiving — foreboding, presentiment, *apprehension Analogous words: mistrust, distrust (see under DISTRUST vb): suspicion, doubt, skepticism, *uncertainty: *fear, alarm, dread, fright … New Dictionary of Synonyms
misgiving — [n] uncertainty anxiety, apprehension, apprehensiveness, distrust, doubt, fear, foreboding, hesitation, mistrust, premonition, prenotion, presage, presentiment, qualm, reservation, scruple, suspicion, unbelief, unease, worry; concepts 21,689,690… … New thesaurus
misgiving — [mis΄giv′iŋ] n. [see MISGIVE] a disturbed feeling of fear, doubt, apprehension, etc.usually used in pl. SYN. QUALM … English World dictionary
misgiving — UK [ˌmɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ] / US [mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ] noun [countable/uncountable, often plural] Word forms misgiving : singular misgiving plural misgivings a feeling of fear or doubt about whether something is right or will have a good result Chris eyed him with… … English dictionary
misgiving — mis|giv|ing [mısˈgıvıŋ] n [U and C] a feeling of doubt or fear about what might happen or about whether something is right misgiving about ▪ Despite her misgivings about leaving the baby, she decided to accompany her husband. grave/serious/deep… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Misgiving — Misgive Mis*give , v. t. [imp. {Misgave}; p. p. {Misgiven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misgiving}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] Laud. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misgiving — mis|giv|ing [ mıs gıvıŋ ] noun count or uncount often plural a feeling of fear or doubt about whether something is right or will have a good result: Chris eyed him with misgiving. have/express (your) misgivings (about): Richard expressed… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English