Prognostic vs Misgiving - What's the difference?

Prognostic is a related term of misgiving.

is that prognostic is (rare|medicine) prognosis while misgiving is doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread.

is of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.

* prognostick (obsolete)

(en adjective)

Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.

* foretelling * predictive

(en noun)

(rare, medicine) prognosis

(Parr)

A sign by which a future event may be known or foretold.

Careful observers may foretell the hour

(By sure prognostics) when to dread a show’r.

While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o’er

Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. Jonathan Swift

A prediction of the future.

* Macaulay

The choice of a successor was no light matter. That choice would inevitably be considered by the country as a prognostic of the highest import.

One who predicts the future.

* (sign) indication, sign, omen, foretelling, prediction

(en noun)

doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread

Almost always used in the plural.

* doubt

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