Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. {Misgave}; p. p. {Misgiven}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Misgiving}.]
   1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] --Laud.

   2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead
      of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make
      irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and
      followed by the objective personal pronoun.

            So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts What
            may befall him, to his harm and ours. --Shak.

            Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they
            had deserved.                         --Milton.

   3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] --Shak.

Misgiving \Mis*giv"ing\, n.
   Evil premonition; doubt; distrust. ``Suspicious and
   misgivings.'' --South.

Source : WordNet®

misgiving
     n 1: uneasiness about the fitness of an action [syn: {scruple}, {qualm}]
     2: painful expectation [syn: {apprehension}]
     3: doubt about someone's honesty [syn: {mistrust}, {distrust},
        {suspicion}]