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general::
misgiving
verbs
have misgivings
• I had some misgivings about her marriage. She was very young.
allay/quell sb’s misgivings
(= stop someone from being worried )
• He tried to allay her misgivings about the flight, with little success.
express/voice your misgivings
(= say what you are worried about )
• Only a few Senators voiced their misgivings about the war.
adjectives
grave/great/serious/severe misgivings
(= serious and important worries )
• Most of us have grave misgivings about the idea of human cloning.
considerable misgivings
(= a lot of worries )
• He had considerable misgivings about taking the case to trial.
deep/profound misgivings
(= serious misgivings that will be difficult to solve )
• Teachers have deep misgivings about allowing business values to be used in schools.
phrases
despite/in spite of sb’s misgivings
• Despite his misgivings, he decided to support the proposal.
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