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Misgiving vs Grudging - What's the difference?

misgiving | grudging |

As nouns the difference between misgiving and grudging

is that misgiving is doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread while grudging is the state of bearing a grudge.

As an adjective grudging is

unwilling or with reluctance.

As a verb grudging is

present participle of lang=en.

misgiving

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
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    • Usage notes

    Almost always used in the plural.

    Synonyms

    * doubt

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    grudging

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unwilling or with reluctance.
    • her grudging acceptance that her rival deserved the award

    Derived terms

    * grudgingly

    Related terms

    * grudge * grudger

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state of bearing a grudge.
  • * 1806 , Matthew Henry, An Exposition of All the Books of the Old and New Testaments
    • Fretfulness and discontent expose us to the just judgment of God; and we bring more calamities upon ourselves, by our murmuring, distrustful, envious groans and grudgings against one another, than we are aware of

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