Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "misgiwend" is 'n gevoel van twyfel, wantroue of vrees oor iets of iemand, veral oor toekomstige gebeure. Dit kan ook verwys na 'n gevoel van ongemak of agterdog oor die motiewe of bedoelings van iemand of iets.
May be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving.
He might, perhaps, reckon on the arrival of trains at the designated hours, in Europe, where the distances were relatively moderate but when he calculated upon crossing India in three days, and the United States in seven, could he rely beyond misgiving upon accomplishing his task?
