" misgiving "

1: as in foreboding;

•  Synonyms : 

•  foreboding,

•  bothersome,

•  troublesome,

•  discouraging,

•  disheartening,

•  strained,

•  agitating,

•  anxious,

•  creepy,

•  disquieting,

•  distressful,

•  distressing,

•  disturbing,

•  fraught,

•  hairy,

•  nail-biting,

•  nerve-racking,

•  nervous,

•  restless,

•  tense,

•  uneasy,

•  unnerving,

•  unsettling,

•  worrisome,

•  restive,

•  unrestful,

•  awkward,

•  embarrassing

•  Antonyms : 

•  calming,

•  comfortable,

•  easy,

•  peaceful,

•  quiet,

•  quieting,

•  tranquil,

•  restful,

•  pacific

1: a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something;

  * e.g., " ... I had misgivings about the alleged victim's story, but I was afraid to speak up "

•  Synonyms : 

•  distrust,

•  distrustfulness,

•  doubt,

•  dubiety,

•  dubitation,

•  incertitude,

•  misdoubt,

•  mistrust,

•  mistrustfulness,

•  query,

•  reservation,

•  skepticism,

•  suspicion,

•  uncertainty

•  Antonyms : 

•  assurance,

•  belief,

•  certainty,

•  certitude,

•  confidence,

•  conviction,

•  sureness,

•  surety,

•  trust

2: an uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do;

  * e.g., " ... he was filled with misgivings about committing himself to such a huge loan "

•  Synonyms : 

•  compunction,

•  qualm,

•  scruple

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune;

  * e.g., " ... overcome by a sudden misgiving upon seeing the creepy old mansion "

•  Synonyms : 

•  alarm,

•  apprehension,

•  apprehensiveness,

•  dread,

•  foreboding

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)