Definition
Feelings of doubt, suspicion, or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something. Uneasy feelings about the rightness or wisdom of an action.
Etymology
From 'mis-' (badly, wrongly) + 'giving' in the sense of the heart or mind giving a feeling. The compound suggests that one's inner sense is 'giving wrongly' or providing uncomfortable signals about a situation.
Kelly Says
The word beautifully captures how intuition works—it's not rational analysis but rather a sense that something is being 'given' to us by our unconscious mind. The plural form is almost always used, suggesting that doubt rarely comes as a single thought but as a collection of small warnings.
Translations
CACatalà
dubtes
doo-btehs
CSČeština
pochyby
poh-chee-by
DEDeutsch
Zweifel
tsoy-fel
ELΕλληνικά
αμφιβολίες
am-fee-vo-lee-ehs
FISuomi
epäily
eh-pah-ee-ly
HAHA
matsala
mah-tsah-lah
HUMagyar
kétely
keh-teh-ly
IDBahasa Indonesia
keraguan
kay-rag-oo-ahn
IGIG
ọnọdụ ọjọọ
oh-noh-doo oh-joh-oh
ITItaliano
dubbi
doob-bee
KMKM
ការសង្ស័យ
kaar sang saay
MSBahasa Melayu
keraguan
kay-rag-oo-ahn
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်မရှိ
seit-ma-shi
NLNederlands
twijfels
tway-fels
PLPolski
wątpliwości
vahnt-plee-vo-shee
PTPortuguês
dúvidas
doo-vee-dahs
RORomână
îndoieli
in-doh-yeh-lee
RUРусский
сомнения
sohm-nee-nya
SVSvenska
tvivel
tvee-vel
SWKiswahili
mashaka
mah-shah-kah
TEతెలుగు
అనుమానం
anumaanam
THไทย
ความสงสัย
khwam song sai
UKУкраїнська
сумніви
soom-nee-vee
VITiếng Việt
nghi ngờ
nghee ngoo
ZUZU
ukudlwengula
oo-koo-dloo-ehn-goo-lah