Misgiving
Misgiving noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.
Usage example: he was filled with misgivings about committing himself to such a huge loan
Penitence and misgiving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penitence" instead a noun "Misgiving".
Nearby Word: misgiven
Penitence
Penitence noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
Usage example: the sincerity of the player's penitence is questionable—he began to express remorse only after the suspension was handed down
Misgiving and penitence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Misgiving" instead a noun "Penitence".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- distress and misgiving
- distress and penitence
- perturbation and misgiving
- perturbation and penitence
- anguish and misgiving
- anguish and penitence
- pang and misgiving
- pang and penitence
- regret and misgiving
- regret and penitence
- remorse and misgiving
- remorse and penitence
- restlessness and misgiving
- restlessness and penitence
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Penitence and Misgiving. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/misgiving/penitence
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